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"Listening to WTOP news let's talk transportation this morning on WTOP we told you Metro is facing a huge budget gap right now but this morning we're finding out more apparently about the 750 million dollar shortfall and what it could actually mean for riders if they don't bridge that gap by next summer WTOP spoke with NBC for transportation reporter Adam Tuss about this new warning out this week the difference this time is it's coming from Metro's operating side of the budget you have to remember Metro has two sides to its budget basically there's the capital side which deals with the infrastructure things like trains and buses tracks stations all that kind of stuff and then there's the operating side of the budget which are the train operators the bus operators the staff positions the wages they have to to pay that's where they're saying that this massive 750 million dollar budget shortfall exists this and time that's not something that the transit agency has had to deal with in the past usually their shortfall has been on the capital side but Metro is actually saying the capital sides in good shape right now it's this operating side you know all the hiring they've had to do with the pandemic and higher wages that they've had to pay people to keep them because of the pandemic because of worker shortages because of things like inflation because of the pandemic which has stripped Metro of ridership and dollars that's where they're saying that this shortfall tests this comes at a time when some other things are going much better for Metro let's face it we've difficult recently years yeah and I think that's what the general manager's position is right like they've had a lot of things go their way recently the Silver Line opening the Potomac Yard metro station the 1000 series issue seems to be resolved from what it was they're ordering new rail cars and they don't want to want to lose that momentum riders are coming back to the system if you go on the redline at rush hour during the week you'll definitely see crowds on the system and that's why they're saying that they can't believe that they're going to have all these of new things on the capital side but they wouldn't have the money to actually operate the trains and the buses to get people there that's why they're saying they don't want to lose the momentum should we be ready to pay more or deal with service cuts well that's a question i asked the general manager directly today uh you know is a fair increase on the table and he said absolutely i mean they realistically have to look at every option here the thing is even if you raise fares i think the last fare hike they had was in 2018 it doesn't make that big of a dent in a budget gap this of size this in 2018 when they raised fares it brought in something like 20 million dollars so drop in the bucket of 750 million dollars and when you start to raise fares you start to push riders away and then you're bringing in less revenue to the system so a fare increase probably is not the most palatable idea of how to solve this budget problem what's the final thought you have adam my final thought is wow what a number i mean we're talking about three quarters of a billion dollars in one year i think metro and its leaders are to trying push the discussion on really creating a dedicated source of revenue for the transit agency uh something like a sales tax a gas tax we simply have moved into a different period of time when it comes to commuting and the way that things like metro should be funded and i think ultimately i do believe that that the budget gap will be solved there could be some cuts that metro has to make to service but i think the larger discussion here is finding a way to fund the system so that we don't have to go over this over and over again nbc for transportation reporter and wtop alum that's adam tuss speaking with our dimitri soto on the top stories we're following for you on wtop this early morning a trial date is formally set in former president donald trump's classified documents case we'll update you on that plea deal that will likely keep him out of jail republicans are calling it this morning a sweetheart deal same with wtop lp for more on these developing stories in just minutes
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"Time around on WTLP by Long Fence. A 15 % on Long Fence decks, pavers, fences. and Go to longfence .com today and schedule your free in -home estimate. WTLP at 10. Money News at 10 and 40 past the hour on WTLP a preview of your business day now from Bloomberg. This is a Bloomberg Money Minute. The CEOs of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard will be in this court week trying to persuade a federal judge to allow their planned merger. The Federal Trade Commission is looking to block the $69 billion deal. Other top executives including the company's chief financial officers and Microsoft's executive VP for gaming will also testify. Eli Lilly has agreed to pay $2 .4 billion for the biotech company Dice Therapeutics. Dice working is on oral treatments for immune diseases like psoriasis. Oral drugs are often cheaper and are preferred by patients over injectables. Novo Nordisk is suing medical spas and weight loss in clinics New York, Florida, Texas and Tennessee. The drug maker is accusing them of trademark infringement for hawking cheaper, compounded versions of Wegovy, a version of its Ozempic, for weight loss. The company says more lawsuits are coming. From the Bloomberg Newsroom, I'm Larry Kofsky on WTOP. WTOP in 3 -11. Let's talk transportation this morning. If take you the Metro, you could see a major disruption in service and or fare hikes next summer. Metro says this week facing it's a three -quarter of a billion dollar budget shortfall, meaning devastating service cuts if it doesn't get the green it needs. Board Chair Paul Smedberg says inflation, worker salaries, retention and lack of ridership are to blame for all of this. NBC 4 transportation reporter Adam Tuss this morning on possibly paying more. Even if you raise fares, I think the last fare hike they had was in 2018, it doesn't make that big of a dent in a budget gap of this size. In 2018 when they raised fares, in it brought something like 20 million dollars, so that's obviously just a drop in the bucket of 750 million dollars. And when you start to raise fares, you start to push riders away and then you're bringing in less revenue to the system. a So fare increase probably is not the most palatable idea. WTOP, that is NBC 4 transportation reporter Adam Tuss on WTOP. We'll talk in more detail with Adam about the metro concerns next half hour. Stick around. WTOP at 313. If you're happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it. If you're happy you know it's not big and bright. Shriners Hospitals for Children is able to make an everyday miracle happen for kids like me because of you. We are happy and we know it. Thank you. Thank you.
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"And Dulles at 72 but some parts of our area dropping to about 60 or the low 60s overnight. We're brought to you by Long Fence on Long Fence decks, pavers and fences. Go to longfence .com today schedule your free in -home Money estimate. news 10 and 40 past the hour here on WTOP with Jeff Claypaw. Tyson's based newspaper publisher Gannett is the latest to sue Google over its alleged online advertising monopoly. New construction home jumped almost 22 percent last month, the highest level of more than a year. An intelligent dot -com survey of this spring's college grads found 43 percent say in -person is the office choice they're looking for a job. The Dow lost 245 points in Tuesday session, and P the S 500 index down 21. Jeff Claypaw, WTOP News. Checking the overseas markets, Asia -Pacific markets are mostly lower, including Australia down a quarter percent, South Korea half a percent lower and Hong Kong has fallen two percent, but Tokyo stocks are up nearly half a percent this hour. It's 11 -11 here on WTOP, and straight ahead, you've heard these warnings before, but not quite this in way. Metro is talking about a budget shortfall of three quarters of a billion dollars with a B, and what's it planning to do to make up that money? We'll talk to Adam Tuss, who covers transportation for NBC4, coming up on WTOP. Here's Tony Celeste, the executive director and general manager for sector public at Ingram Micro on the power of technology sponsored by Ingram Micro. Mapping out an organization, its people, its processes, its functions, its roles, building and on that data set to allow for knowledge management is a way to preserve that information. Listen to the entire discussion on Federal News Network. Search Ingram Micro. Ingram Micro Public Sector helps their partners deliver mission -critical solutions to the federal, state, and local government markets. Ingram Micro's marketing expertise combined with their vast offerings service makes them an indispensable business partner. They are mission -focused on creating value for end -users, helps vendors and partners by providing a competitive advantage and offering long -term value. For more information, visit .IngramMicro ImagineNext .com slash public sector. Coming up, Mackenzie Gore or in the Nationals, home struggles continue. Another Wizards star could be leaving Washington. Sports scene 10 minutes with Rob Network Woodfork on WTOP. Concerned about the IRS plans to more intensely scrutinize the tax returns of high net worth people in businesses? Showman Rogers tax lawyer Nancy Ortmeyer -Kuhn shares advice about how to get out ahead potential of a audit, advice that can help all taxpayers, she says. Because people have been given this advance warning that the audits are going to increase, it's worthwhile for them to go back and look the three last years. You know, see if the positions taken on the tax returns are reasonable or if there are any risky positions that were taken. And if so, they might want to think about amending a return. If they amend a return before the IRS comes in, the penalties are really non -existent. I mean, they can avoid penalties and the liability, tax if they pay it upfront, they'll avoid interest and all sorts of problems. Learn more about Showman Rogers Tax Law Services at ShowmanRogers .com. Everything you every need time you listen. WTOP News. It's 1114 and I'm Dimitri We have told you that Metro is facing a huge budget gap. We started reporting that April. in Tonight we're finding out more about the $750
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"Hear from Jeff claypool. The Val lost 544 points Thursday the NASDAQ down 2%, big companies announced a 181,000 layoffs in January in February the most since 2009. Apple's launching a classical music app searchable by composer or conductor 8 restaurants have been added to the 2023 Michelin D.C. restaurant guide. Spots inspectors say are too good to keep secret. You can see the list of WTO P dot com. Jeff claywell, WTO news. Markets are jittery ahead of the jobs report tomorrow, Asian markets right now, doing the tumbling ASX 200 in Australia, two and a quarter percent lower. Hong Kong down two and a half percent, all the markets are down at least 1% right now. We'll keep watching that for you. 1141. The head of the railroad company responsible for a toxic train derailment in Ohio has apologized to the community of east Palestinian today during a Senate hearing WTO's Mitchell Miller with more on Capitol Hill. I am determined to make this right. Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw testifying before the Senate environmental committee. Norfolk Southern would claim the site safely, thoroughly and with urgency. You have my personal commitment. Shaw says the latest tests show the air is safe to breathe and the water is safe to drink after last month's accident. But Ohio democratic senator sherrod Brown remains critical of the company. The company followed the Wall Street business model. Boost profits by cutting costs at all costs. Brown and Republican senator JD Vance have introduced legislation that would establish new regulations on the rail industry. On Capitol Hill, Mitchell Miller WTO. Alan Shaw's appearance on Capitol Hill came just hours after another Norfolk Southern train derailed this time in Calhoun county, Alabama, no hazardous chemicals were released and there was no danger to the public. Metro is making final preparations to bring its automatic train operation system back systems were shut off after a deadly crash in O 9, killing 9 people, has metro made it a changes to the system to make it safer NBC four transportation reporter Adam tuss was with us earlier. What has changed with metro is some of the track circuits that they use to basically tell the train operators and the train control system, whether or not a specific portion of the track is occupied. That is important because in that 2009 incident, what happened was the striking train was told that the tracks ahead were clear when in reality there was a stop train ahead. So what metro has done here is they've changed a lot of the circuitry on the tracks that now better tells the operators and everybody involved when a particular section of track is occupied. It's been tested and retested and then that equipment then communicates with the train itself. Metro will switch the system back on on the red line first sometime in the summer. Still to come here tonight on WTO P was it a debut of a presidential candidate, Virginia governor Glenn youngkin on a CNN town hall talking education. Here's Brandon gullah, the vice president and chief technology officer of rancher government solutions on federal insights securing the software supply chain sponsored by rancher government solutions. It's important for us to provide all the binary assets and honesty, transparency and observability to what's actually running in that underlying software component. And it's up to us as a software vendor to make that information available. Listen to the entire discussion on federal news network search rancher government solutions. Rancher government solutions, the leader for securing Kubernetes and cloud native containerized applications for the U.S. government has launched rancher government carbide, a revolutionary supply chain security solution in response to the
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"This is WTO news. It's ten 22 David Crawford is a former police chief in Laurel. He's been found guilty of intentionally setting fires in some cases, investigators say this was done in occupied homes. 71 year old David Crawford could face life in prison for setting four fires in Howard county, and some of those fires ate people were inside in court records show after a weeklong trial, a jury found Crawford guilty of all 8 counts of attempted murder as well. Crawford's defense attorney says he maintains his innocence and plans to appeal, noting that prosecutors did not need to prove a motive for the dozens of fires, which spanned from 2011 to 2020. During the trial, fire investigators from 6 Maryland counties, including Montgomery and prince George's, testified against the formal Laurel police chief, as he has pending charges for setting fires there as well. Last week, Crawford was convicted of first degree arson and Frederick county, Meghan clarity, WTO P news. Metro trains that you ride every day or however often you do. They've been under manual control for more than a decade now after a deadly crash in 2009. But now metro is making its final preparations to bring automatic train operations back NBC for transportation reporter Adam tusk, joined us here on WTO earlier to explain when you could see that happening. What metro would like to do is switch the ATO system back on on the red line first, and that'll be in the summer. Sometime in the summer, they can't say specifically yet. And then all of the lines by the end of this year, and when you take a look at the operational efficiencies that something like this could have, it really could be big business for the metro system, getting riders to come back because for so long now, we've been hearing from riders who say, look, it's taking too long in between trains, the wait times are too long. Something like this, if you equate it to automated driving system in your car, it can cut down on seconds, which then leads to minutes and then leads to a better ride for everybody. Adam tuss there with NBC four, 9 people died in that 2009 crash on the red line, the deadliest incident in metro history. Some other news tonight federal regulators say that Yeti has recalled nearly 2 million coolers and gear cases because magnets can come detached from them, posing a risk of serious injury or death. The consumer product safety commission says people should
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"Everyone. This is Jeff claypool. Without finishing the day down 544 points, the S&P 500 down 74 more than one and a half percent losses. GM is offering buyouts to almost all of its 81,000 salaried workers just 200,000 mortgage homeowners have benefit from a refinancing now a year ago it was 2 million. Cousins Maine lobster trucks were out 6 food trucks in D.C. Maryland and Virginia, starting with three here, this spring. Jeff Klebold, WTO news. Asian markets all lower, they are taking the same beating that Wall Street took earlier. Hong Kong, for example, down two and a half percent Tokyo stocks, one and a quarter percent lower, and pretty much nearly 2% losses across the board on Wall Street earlier. We'll keep on top of it here on WTO. We've got that jobs report out in the morning. Wall Street also jittery by a bank sell off and so many other things interest rates and inflation of course continuing to play their part. 9 41, the head of the railroad company responsible for a toxic train derailment in Ohio has apologized to the community of east Palestinian today during a Senate hearing. WTO's Mitchell Miller has more from Capitol Hill. I am determined to make this right. Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw testifying before the Senate environmental committee. Norfolk Southern will claim the site safely, thoroughly and with urgency. You have my personal commitment. Shaw says the latest tests show the air is safe to breathe and the water is safe to drink after last month's accident. But Ohio democratic senator sherrod Brown remains critical of the company. The company followed the Wall Street business model. Boost profits by cutting costs at all costs. Brown and Republican senator JD Vance have introduced legislation that would establish new regulations on the rail industry. On Capitol Hill, Mitchell Miller WTO. Alan Shaw's appearance on Capitol Hill came just hours after another Norfolk Southern train derailed. This time in Calhoun county, Alabama, no hazardous chemicals were released. There was no danger to the public. While new tonight on WTO, Virginia governor Glenn youngkin headlining a CNN town hall at this hour about education and his efforts in the old dominion. He was asked about his opinion on teaching critical race theory in Virginia schools. And then we have to recognize where we are today. And see, I think the opportunity for us today is to recognize that there are students who need extra help. And there are students who can soar right where they are. And we have to teach to both. And one of the challenges of today's world of equal outcomes for all students at any cost is that we in fact are holding all students down. And that's why I have been so consistent. We can raise the ceiling and we can raise the floor. And we can teach our children where they are. Stay with WTO. We will bring you more of governor youngkin's town hall tonight on CNN. I see currently the question on deck is what can we do to improve school lunches? 9 43 metro is making final preparations to bring its automatic train operation system back. The system was shut down after a deadly crash you may remember back in 2009 killing 9 people has metro made any changes to the system to make it safer, NBC four transportation reporter Adam tuss was with us earlier on WTO. What has changed with metro is some of the track circuits that they use to basically tell the train operators and the train control system, whether or not a specific portion of the track is occupied. That is important because in that 2009 incident, what happened was the striking train was told that the tracks ahead were clear when in reality there was a stop train ahead. So what metro has done here is they've changed a lot of the circuitry on the tracks that now better tells the operators and everybody involved when a particular section of track is occupied. It's been tested and retested and then that equipment then communicates with the train itself. Metro will switch the system back on on the red line first sometime in the summer. A local judge's decision involving frozen embryos and a recall if you're a fan of those Yeti coolers coming up on WTO. Here's Adam toy, the chief architect for rancher government solutions on federal insights securing the software supply chain, sponsored by rancher government solutions. There
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"Breaking news on WTO. At least 6 people are dead after German police say shots were fired inside a building used by Jehovah's Witnesses in the northern city of Hamburg, were told others are wounded besides the 6 dead as reported by CNN, shooting happened tonight in the gross boreal district a few miles north of the downtown area of Germany's second biggest city Hamburg. Investigators say there's no immediate sign of shooters on the run. It does look like the attacker or attackers are either in that building or among the dead. We're going to keep you updated here on WTO paid tonight. 7 24 metro is making final preparations to bring its automatic train operation system back. The system was shut off after a deadly crash in 2009 that killed 9 people, has metro made any changes to the system to make it safer now. NBC four reporter Adam tuss was with us a bit earlier on WTO. What has changed with metro is some of the track circuits that they use to basically tell the train operators and the train control system, whether or not a specific portion of the track is occupied. That is important because in that 2009 incident, what happened was the striking train was told that the tracks ahead were clear when in reality there was a stop train ahead. So what metro has done here is they've changed a lot of the circuitry on the tracks that now better tells the operators and everybody involved when a particular section of track is occupied. It's been tested and retested and then that equipment then communicates with the train itself. Metro will switch the system back on on the red line first sub time this summer. Sports at 25 and 55 powered by Red River, technology decisions aren't black and white. Think red. It's going to rob wood for. The capitals and Devils just getting started over at Capital One arena, no score in the first period nearly midway through the big shots advantage here for New Jersey 6 to one. Early on, college basketball dominating headlines tonight, Georgetown announcing Patrick Ewing is out as head coach after 6 historically disappointing seasons in which the Hoya's greatest player had a four O 8 win percentage as a coach. He delivered only one NCAA tournament appearance and countless big east records for futility in his final two seasons. American university also announced their head coach Mike Brennan is out after ten seasons in which he too delivered only one trip to the big dance. Virginia, just getting started in their ACC quarter final against North Carolina, 9 7 edge for the tar heels early on. Maryland facing Minnesota in the Big Ten tournament coach Kevin Willard says the key. I think the biggest thing in
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"An extra $1 billion. The cost of this site are very, very favorable to the cost of any other site, principally because the land is already owned by the federal government. In Warner seemed to dismiss the idea that the scoring system being used to decide would be changed in any way. They said they want to go back and kind of work through. Outside GSA headquarters, John dome in WTO news. Now the latest on a man charged with second degree murder accused of shooting and killing a 13 year old boy in northeast D.C. during a court hearing today a judge agreed to release Jason Lewis from jail while he waits to return to court in June. Lewis attorney successfully argued that D.C. government employee is not an immediate danger to the community. Lewis turned himself over to police back in January after the shooting that left 13 year old Quran Blake dead. Police say Lewis fired at Blake after seeing him break into cars in his neighborhood. The Maryland Senate has passed a bill that would give the state's attorney general independent authority to bring criminal charges against police officers when people die in their custody. This bill ensures that both the investigations and the prosecutions of officer involved deaths and incidents that are likely to cause death are independent. State democratic senator Will Smith there, he's one of the bills main supporters. He says it would help end potential conflicts of interest between local prosecutors and police, but opponents say it would be an overreach of state authority, the bill now heads to the house of delegates. There have been efforts to ease the tax burden on Maryland retirees in recent years, but a new proposal would go even further by cutting that tax bill to zero. Marylanders should not have to consider leaving the state when they retire because of the taxes on their incomes, that's the thinking behind a bill from Republican Maryland state senator Steve Hershey. His bill would phase out taxes on retiree incomes by 2028. The bill Hershey is proposing would take effect in July and would be phased in gradually. Now there is a price tag, according to the state comptroller's analysis, state and local revenue losses would total $3 billion by fiscal year 2029. Kate Ryan, WTO P news. Metro trains have been manually controlled for more than a decade after a deadly crash in 2009, but metro is making its final preparations now to bring back automatic train operations. NBC four transportation reporter Adam tuss joined us earlier on WTO to explain when we could see that happen. What metro would like to do is switch the ATO system back on on the red line first and that'll be in the summer sometime in the summer. They can't say specifically yet. And then all of the lines by the end of this year and when you take a look at the operational efficiencies that something like this could have, it really could be big business for the metro system getting riders to come back because for so long now we've been hearing from riders who say, look, it's taking too long in between trains, the wait times are too long. Something like this, if you equate it to automated driving system in your car, it can cut down on seconds, which then leads to minutes and then leads to a better ride for everybody. 9 people died in that crash on the red line back in 2009, it was the deadliest crash in metro history coming up after traffic and weather and airline doubles down on San Juan from one of our airports. I'm Jeff label. It's 6 O 8. Michael and sons, heating tune up for only $59. Double do TLP traffic in weather on the 8s, Dave dildine is in the traffic center. Roll over on the Baltimore Washington Parkway, northbound traffic jammed beyond one 97 under one 98 and 32 near fort Meade traffic was stopped for about ten minutes to get the car that flipped over back on its wheels. Now getting by slowly again to the right, north bound on the BW Parkway, not quite as dramatic. And so southbound rubber necking won't be quite as intense going forward. I 95, not bad through Howard county. Two 70 northbound still slow out of rock field toward Watkins mill road on the beltway traffic remains can adjusted both ways, both loops throughout Montgomery county, but the most intense delays are in Springfield, Virginia, northbound on 95, connecting with the beltways outer loop at van dorn street, the crashed vehicles were just moved entirely onto the left shoulder. A few minutes ago, all that northbound traffic on 95 will surge into Alexandria toward the Wilson bridge to expecting volume delays to rapidly develop there. At least for the next 30 minutes or so until rush hour volume start to relax. 66 still heavy westbound near fairfax centerville and eastbound into Arlington and still slow on three 95 both ways near the 14th street bridge along with D.C. and interstate two 95 outbound volume delays are persistent as we head into evening time. Back in Virginia and loudoun county route 7 westbound at Augusta drive working on getting the crash clear delays appear to be easing, looking for a new car. The weight is over if it's Gerald auto mall, has hundreds of new and used cars to choose from, visit fit small dot com transparency you can trust, Dave aldein WTO traffic. Back to storm team four, Amelia Draper, Amelia, we've got some colder weather, I had maybe a little snow in some spots? Yeah, exactly, Sean tomorrow morning some
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"Have no basis in fact. Springfield area is one of the most diverse parts of this Commonwealth or this country. Though Maryland argues diversity is not the same as heck what he has laid out by the president's executive order. FBI and GSA have set out criteria that are good criteria and they were adamant the criteria won't change as Maryland has suggested. Maryland's understanding still differs though. Outside GSA headquarters John dome in WTO P news. The D.C. parks employee charged with killing 13 year old Quran Blake has been released by a judge while he waits to return to court. Jason Lewis attorney argued successfully his client should be released on his own recognizance and will return for his next hearing in June. As attorney confirms, Lewis will wear an ankle monitoring device as part of D.C.'s high risk supervision program, back in January, Lewis turned himself over to police, he had been in D.C. jail ever since. Back on January 7th, Lewis told investigators he saw teens breaking into cars along his street. He said he fired a shot at a car before firing at Blake, who was running toward him, Lewis is charged with second degree murder while armed, he also faces other gun charges. A Maryland bill that would expand the attorney general's powers in police investigations is moving forward as the Maryland Senate approved it 27 to 20. It would give the state attorney general independent authority to prosecute police after investigating officer involved deaths, supporters of the bill say it aims to end potential conflicts of interest between local prosecutors and police officers, but opponents like state senator Justin Reddy say it's an overreach of state authority. I can't for the life of me figure out what the problem is we're trying to solve here. There's not some widespread issue of state's attorneys being found to be dismissing cases that are not founded. There's not some there hasn't been some widespread scandal or scandal really of any kind since it did pass in the Senate. It now moves on to the House of delegates. There have been efforts to chip away at the tax burden non Maryland retirees. Now, there's an effort to phase out those income taxes altogether. Maryland state senator Steve Hershey's bill proposes facing out all retiree income taxes by 2028 The bill comes a year after lawmakers passed legislation that gives individual marylanders a $1000 break if they make less than $100,000 in retirement income. Married couples making a $150,000 or less a year, get a break of $1750. This session, Maryland governor Wes Moore's testified on his own bill to reduce the tax burden on military retirees, Hershey, the Senate minority leader, says the rising cost of living hits retirees especially hard, Kate Ryan. WTO P news. Metro is making final preparations to bring back automatic train operation systems, the systems were shut off after a deadly crash in 2009 that killed 9 people. So as metro made changes to that system to make it safer, NBC four transportation reporter Adam tuss was with us earlier. What has changed with metro is some of the track circuits that they use to basically tell the train operators and the train control system, whether or not a specific portion of the track is occupied. That is important because in that 2009 incident, what happened was the striking train was told that the tracks ahead were clear when in reality there was a stop train ahead. So what metro has done here is they've changed a lot of the circuitry on the tracks that now better tells the operators and everybody involved when a particular section of track is occupied. It's been tested and retested and then that equipment then communicates with the train itself. Metro says it's going to switch the system back on, sometime in the summer. Coming up after traffic and Michelin flags more D.C. restaurants. I'm Jeff. It's 5 O 8. Michael and sons heeding tune up for only $59. Time for traffic and weather on the age and when it breaks to the WTO traffic center and Dave dill dine. And D.C. rush hours peaking on the freeways, heavy traffic compound to the whitehurst freeway and Georgetown I 6 95 and three 95 toward the 14th and 11th street bridges and into Maryland on two 95 as well. In Montgomery county on the outer loop, the crash near university boulevard was in the left lane, might be on a shoulder by now. ITER loop crowded in slow on many portions, no crashes or breakdowns blocking on the interloop. I two 70 northbound remaining slow out of Rockville through gathersburg new crash called in on two 70 north past three 70, blocking the right side. That's going to become the bottleneck. The incident north of Germantown and past father Hurley boulevard was moved to the shoulder. In Virginia, on I 95, southbound and northbound traffic is slow this afternoon between Springfield and garrisonville, northbound volumes tend to be higher this time of the year. A little taste of spring break. And more traffic on northbound through the metro area 95. But all volume on 95, 66 near the metro area, normal westbound slowing near the fairfax centerville, am and asked this exits. But westbound and fuck your county beyond Markham. It is a crash causing a backup. And that crash is going to be west of Markham closer to the Linden exit on I 66. Help your business thrive and stay connected with the Comcast business, complete connectivity solution with Comcast business powering possibilities, restrictions apply. Dave dillin WTO traffic. On a storm team four now and Amelia Draper. Friends will become cloudy tonight with lows in the 30s after a pleasant day today a big change in our weather tomorrow. We're cold, highs only in the low to mid 40s with rain at times throughout the day
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"San Antonio. The flights are daily, spirit competes with Southwest Airlines for BWI to San Antonio service, spirit doubles its service from BWI to San Juan starting in May to two flights a day. Jeff Klebold news. All right, thanks so much, Jeff. Four 41 now on WTO, metro trains have been under manual control for more than a decade after the deadly crash of 2009, the biggest crash ever, but now metro is making its final preps to bring automatic train operations back NBC four transportation reporter Adam tuss joined us earlier to talk about when we could see it happening. What metro would like to do is switch the ATO system back on on the red line first and that'll be in the summer sometime in the summer. They can't say specifically yet. And then all of the lines by the end of this year and when you take a look at the operational efficiencies that something like this could have, it really could be big business for the metro system getting riders to come back because for so long now we've been hearing from riders who say, look, it's taking too long in between trains, the wait times are too long. Something like this, if you equate it to automated driving system in your car, it can cut down on seconds, which then leads to minutes and then leads to a better ride for everybody. 9 people died in that 2009 crash on the red line, as we mentioned, it was the deadliest in metro's history. The conversation around gentrification is happening in cities nationwide, a group of D.C. students is looking at what it means to residents in this city. Kennedy street out of northwest has been a staple in the district for decades. There are so many wonderful businesses and a very strong sense of community. Grew up here and goes to Duke Ellington. She directed a documentary she and her classmates put together. For the D.C. independent film form, it's called Kennedy street. They spoke with residents about gentrification. And I'm noticing that we have that. More people than I expected were not as angry
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"Right now guys are at such a point and have been upgraded to a point where they can turn the automatic train operation system back on. We'll see if it works. NBC four transportation reporter Adam tuss. Top stories were working on right now on WTO. Political leaders in Virginia made their final pitch to the federal government trying to land the new FBI headquarters a day after Maryland leaders did the same. A man charged with shooting and killing a 13 year old boy in D.C. has been allowed out of jail as he awaits his next court hearing. Keep it here for full details on these stories in the minutes ahead. Traffic and weather on the 8s, let's go to Dave dildine in the traffic setting. In Virginia from Springfield, wood bridge 95 southbound mainland slow fairfax county Parkway to route one 23. They're the pace starts improving on the main line, express lane, southbound jammed, route one over the Anka Kwan river to Prince William Parkway where the crash is still blocking the left lane of two, the left express lane of two still blocked near the Prince William Parkway. It'll loop at the beltway between Springfield and Braddock road. The crash along the far right side for now, but they're going to send an ambulance so they'll block the far right lane on the interloop. Downstream volume delays across the legion bridge to the spur, outer loop slow out of Alexandria and the on ox and hill, the crash after branch avenue near exit 9 in prince George's county confined to the right shoulder in northwest Washington outbound canal road getting better the crash at the chain bridge is clear drivers moved on. North of town on 95 still slow out of Laurel through Columbia, the work zone after 32 on the right bailout on the Baltimore Washington Parkway. Dave aldein WTO traffic. Let's go to storm team four now. We've got Amelia Draper here Amelia. We'll take this one, huh? Yeah, really nice day out there a bit of a breeze at times comfortable
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"Automatic operations system, metro switched off that system after a deadly crash in 2009, the deadliest in the agency's history, but now it's making final preparations to bring automatic train operations back with us as NBC four transportation reporter Adam tuss. So Adam, what is metro's timeline for phasing automatic train operations back in? Nick and Sean, thanks for having me always good to come back home. Are we allowed to say sprawling crawl, by the way? Yeah, yeah, go ahead. We'll bring it back, sure. Some might remember deep cut. Exactly, keep that save that one. Yeah, Sean, it was back in 2009, you know, when we had that red line crash by fort totten, the deadliest crash in metro's history, as you mentioned there, 9 people died. That was not a complete failure of the automatic train operation system, but it was a failure of the larger track system, which basically played into ATO. And Nick to get back to your question about timeline, what metro would like to do is switch the ATO system back on on the red line first, and that'll be in the summer, sometime in the summer. They can't say specifically yet. And then all of the lines by the end of this year, and when you take a look at the operational efficiencies that something like this could have, it really could be big business for the metro system, getting riders to come back because for so long now, we've been hearing from riders who say, look, it's taking too long in between trains, the wait times are too long. Something like this, if you equate it to an automated driving automated driving system in your car, it can cut down on seconds, which then leads to minutes and then leads to a better ride for everybody. Well, Adam has been more than a decade since metro trains ran automatically as we mentioned, has metro made any changes to the system to make it safer. Yeah, what I was mentioning before about ATO and automatic train protection. You know, a lot of this stuff gets very technical, but the automatic train operation system that we're talking about here, there was really nothing that has changed between this time period in 2009. What has changed with metro is some of the track circuits that they use to basically tell the train operators and the train control system, whether or not a specific portion of the track is occupied. That is important because in that 2009 incident, what happened was the striking train was told that the tracks ahead were clear when in reality there was a stop train ahead. So what metro has done here is they've changed a lot of the circuitry on the tracks that now better tells the operators and everybody involved when a particular section of track is occupied. It's been tested and retested and then that equipment then communicates with the train itself. So a lot of this stuff is highly technical and a lot of times when I go into these metro stories and hang out with metro officials, I'm kind of blown away because you think metro is just running trains and buses and it really isn't. It goes back to like RadioShack days where we're talking about circuitry and signals and all this other system, but metro does believe that it tracks circuits right now guys are at such a point and have been upgraded to a point where they can turn the automatic train operation system back on. We'll see if it works. NBC four transportation
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"Gaithersburg, 56 in Arlington, 52 outside WTO P studios. Ten and 40 pass in the hour brought you by pen fed credit union great rates for every one to Jeff clay bought right to the numbers first, the Dow is down 482 points. That is a one and a half percent loss. The S&P 500 Index is down 66, S one and a half percent, the NASDAQ down 214 points. That is 1.8% as the market's anticipate tomorrow morning's Labor Department report expected to show strong job growth in February again which keeps pressure on the fed and rates. Companies may be hiring, but they're also firing. Larger companies in a 181,000 job cuts in January and February, placement firm challenger gray and Christmas is that's the most for any January February period since 2009, tech companies, accounted for about a third of those layoffs. A classic car collectors aren't letting inflation get in the way. Total sales at the annual Amelia island auction in Florida over the weekend said a record $178 million, 43 cars sold for more than a million, a 1962 Ferrari two 50 GT California spider. So for $18 million, Jeff clay will be news. Okay, thank you, Jeff. It's three 42 now. The head of the railroad company responsible for a toxic train derailment in Ohio is apologizing to the community of east Palestine today during the Senate hearing WTO's Mitchell Miller today on the hill. I am determined to make this right. Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw testifying before the Senate environmental committee. Norfolk Southern will claim the site safely, thoroughly and with urgency. You have my personal commitment. Shaw says the latest tests show the air is safe to breathe and the water is safe to drink after last month's accident. But Ohio democratic senator sherrod Brown remains critical of the company. The company followed the Wall Street business model, boost profits by cutting costs at all costs. Brown and Republican senator JD Vance have introduced legislation that would establish new regulations on the rail industry. On Capitol Hill, Mitchell Miller WTO. Metro lays out its plans to phase automatic train operations back onto the tracks after years away from that. We'll talk to NBC four transportation reporter Adam tuss three 43. Here, frontline voices on diversity, equity and inclusion. In partnership with Verizon, why is diversity equity and inclusion important for police? You can not do service to any community without having a diverse community within your own organization. The community you're serving wants to look at your organization and feel like they can relate to it. Sandy Joe Macarthur, a retired assistant chief with the Los Angeles Police department says that leads to better communication between everybody involved. I'm Nick Allan Ellie
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"Church in buoy, John dome in WTO P news. Four 53, a four day work week. Sounds pretty good, huh? But what does it mean for productivity? Wall Street Journal reporter Vanessa Furman's tells WTO a recent large scale study in the UK gives us some answers. More than half of the companies said that their productivity had either remained the same or slightly improved and 15% that said that their productivity had actually improved significantly. And this was all by just making the work week or the workflow more efficient. Hermann says that 18 of the 61 companies involved in the study are now making the four day workweek permanent while the short and weak was largely successful for most employees a few said they had a hard time getting all their work done. Some residents and businesses are pushing back on a plan to transform kinetic avenue at DuPont circle. Transportation reporter Adam tuss working the story for news for. And while doing any road project in our area is never usually easy, right? Now think about doing it on busy Connecticut avenue right around DuPont circle. The plan is to deck over that open air section of Connecticut avenue right there by the circle. And yeah, businesses, residents, they're worried about everything from how they're going to pay their rent to the construction impacts to traffic. We'll explore it all on news four tonight. WTO P of four 55 money news, every half hour, 25 and 55 brought to you by pen fed credit union, great rates for everyone. Let's go to Dan Ronan. Shawn and Hillary, this is a day that investors probably want to forget the Dow lost 2% of its total value, the NASDAQ dropped 2.5% stock started sliding at the opening bell and the sell off continued throughout the day at one point, the Dow was down more than 700 points. Home Depot missed Wall Street's expectations, and that started the slide. This is the first time since 2019 that the Atlanta based home improvement company has not made the number that the investors were seeking and they were not happy about it. A report released this afternoon shows the amount of freight moved by trucks nationwide increased in January for the 17th consecutive month according to the D.C. based American trucking associations, the chief economist bob Costello says freight transportation may avoid a recession in that sector if the overall economy dips negative later in the year.
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"Dot com for details. This is WTO news. Four 54. Maryland indicts 6 people in connection with an alleged interstate cocaine trafficking ring, attorney general Anthony Brown made that announcement today. He says officer sees drugs, guns and money. Brown says investigators witnessed the suspects making regular trips from Houston to Baltimore, where they would offload large amounts of drugs into a safe house. The case will be prosecuted in Baltimore county. UC dozens of straight signs every week in your car, but how are they made and how did they get there? NBC four transportation reporter Adam tuss, went to Maryland's highway administration to see it all. Yeah, you might be reading some road signs right now as you drive around, but you probably have never thought where those road signs come from and how much work actually goes into making them. But don't worry, we've got you covered here on news four tonight. We're going to take you inside the Maryland state highway administration's sign shop tonight. A plan to hold private meetings over the fate of 35 challenged library books can move forward in Frederick county. Maryland's open meetings compliance board says the Frederick county public schools book reconsideration committee doesn't need to hold meetings in public. The state board says the county's board of education sits policy, not otherwise controlled by state and federal laws. Kurt Vonnegut's slaughterhouse 5 and Judy Blume's forever are among the nearly three dozen books that about 60 members of an FC PS book reconsideration committee will consider whether or not to leave on school library shelves when it meets some march 2nd, according to the Frederick news post, the newspaper had argued to the state that the meetings should be open to the public. Matt's small WTO news. Money news, a 25 and 55 after the hour brought to you by Penn fed credit union great rates for
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"America's more than 40 years of experience helps our customers get it exactly right. With high quality products and services. Through a motivated workforce and nationwide network. Source America, an ability one authorized enterprise. This is WTO P news. Four 53. Two separate local transit strikes are starting to have some big impact on commuters. It's transportation reporter Adam tuss has the latest for news for. It will transit workers in both Prince William and loudoun counties are now raising their voices out on strike against the private company that operates bus services like Omni ride and loudoun county transit. They're upset with keolis transportation. They say they want better pay and benefits. They say they want better health insurance. They say that some buses are unsafe. We're going to tell you what kiowa says about all this and how long these strikes could last coming up on news four tonight. Hey, if you drive an older model Nissan, this is for you, the emblem on your steering wheel might come loose if the airbag is deployed injuring you the driver. Nissan says it's recalling more than 463,000 older vehicles. It mostly covers frontier small pickups, Titan, large pickups, and xterra, pathfinder, and armada SUVs from 2008 through 2011. Question minivans from 2008 and 2009 also included. Nissan says it's gotten four reports of injuries because of the problem. Two car companies that had seen an uptick in thefts after a TikTok challenge have now gotten a security upgrade. These undies and keys were vulnerable because they use conventional keys. Kia's James bell says a software update eliminates that weakness. If the vehicle is attempted to be started without the key, it will disable the ignition system for a period of time. Hunting and Kia also updating the alarms and offering a sticker that warns that the vehicles are now harder to steal. Jeff Gilbert CBS News Detroit ocean city is asking for offshore wind farm development to stop immediately. The city's mayor and council says it's because of a series of whale deaths along the east coast. The national oceanic and atmospheric administration says at least 14 whales have died on the east coast since December 1st, some are more common humpback whales, some are sperm whales which are endangered. Congressman Andy Harris of Maryland and Jeff van drew a New Jersey have also called for the projects to stop. Noah says there is no evidence that indicates offshore wind projects are to blame for the deaths. WTO at four 55, money news 25 and 55 brought to you by pen fed credit union great rates for everyone. Let's go to Jeff clay. The down finish today down 157 points. But the S&P 500 Index finished the day down just one point, the NASDAQ rally 68 points that was more than a half percent gain for the NASDAQ, inflation slowed for the 9th month in a row in January as measured by year over year price change in consumer prices, however, prices jumped to half percent last month on an annual basis, inflation is running at a pace of 6.4%. Subway sandwich is exploring a sale of the company. Subway started with just one sandwich. I've been Bridgeport Connecticut in 1964 at a huge now. With 37,000 locations in a hundred countries, Jeff Klebold, WTO be news. Thank you, Jeff. Keep it here on WTO. Michigan's governor reacts to that deadly shooting at Michigan state university. We will have details for 56. For the ones who get it done, Granger offers supplies and solutions for