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"Then we are looking for you. Join .gov. WTOP .org Good Saturday morning, June 3rd. Welcome into WTOP. Glad you're with us. Time now is 1222. This is WTOP news. Hopefully police officers will remain in Alexandria middle and high schools under a new agreement between the city's police department and school system that came this week. The Alexandria school board voted to approve the agreement Thursday night. It's scheduled to go into effect this summer, July 1st and comes after a long debate over the role police should be playing in schools. Washington Post reports that city council voted to stop funding the school resource officer program in May of 2021. Then they were brought back after a high school lockdown in October of 2021 during which a student had a firearm at school. Alexandria has also taken other steps to address security, we were told, such as adding weapon detection systems to middle and high schools. Another local school system is suing social media companies over their role in declining student mental health. This time it's Howard County Public Schools. The system has filed a lawsuit against the companies behind Facebook, TikTok, and Snapchat. CPS says their addictive products are exacerbating the youth mental health crisis that seeing we're right now. The school system says that it is placing a substantial burden on the school district to provide enough support to students. Prince George's County schools filed a similar suit just last month. The driver of the bus on which a young student locally was attacked, you may remember, nearly shot to death last month, is speaking out now about what happened that day and how it has affected her since. The driver spoke with WTLP's own John Doman. Natalie Brower watched in horror as three people stormed onto her bus last month and put a gun to the head of a student sitting right behind her. That's all I talk about. I've been insomnia. I had to go to the doctor and anxiety since this occurred. She watched one teenager try to pull the trigger times three each time the gun failed. If that gun hit in the jam, I might not be here today. game. The safe spot she took her aid and the student who was attacked ended up being about a mile away. Oh his face was scarred He up. had a big knot on the side of his face. They hit him really hard. She says the school system needs to do more to protect employees like her. In Upper Marlboro, John Dohme and WTOP News. There are tragic new tales this weekend of the death of a young girl last month in the custody of US Customs and Border Protection. The CBP report says medical contractors at the facility saw Reyes approximately nine separate times between May 14th and the early hours of May 17th. During those nine visits, Reyes complained of fever and flu symptoms. The girl was diagnosed with the fever and was given Tamiflu, ice packs and a cold shower. That is CBS correspondent, Omar Villafranca reporting on this Saturday morning. Morning. You are listening to 103 There was this one time I went snorkeling
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"Property, which includes now three homes. It's a lifestyle under itself and once you're inside this, it's your own world. One of the homes was built in the late 1700s in all you'll have 13 bedrooms, 13 full bathrooms, 5 half bathroom 6 kitchens, and of course a three car garage. See pictures of the home at WTO dot com. Mike Morello, WTO P news. 6 42, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says he'll return to the capitol on Monday. He's been away for more than 5 weeks after suffering a concussion. McConnell tweeted that he would be in the capitol when the Senate returns from the two week April recess, the 81 year old was hurt when he tripped and fell at a private dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in downtown D.C. earlier last month. 6 42. Happy Friday, everyone. I am 7 news on your sides, Adriana Hopkins. If you're a parent like me, you know getting your kids to eat healthy is a challenge. Monday morning on 7 news, joy Wang sits down with a head chef at an Alexandria school, putting a nutritious twist on unhealthy cafeteria foods. I want to know, is there a recipe to get my kids to eat vegetables? Find out on 7 news. Enjoy the weekend. We'll see you Monday morning on 7 news, starting at four 30. Coming up on WTO an arrest in the leak of highly classified military documents, we will talk with face the nation moderator and CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan about it next. It's 6 43. Here's a highlight from lily Zelle, the deputy DoD CIO for information enterprise on federal news networks, DoD cloud exchange. There's been enough oversight for defense business systems. I don't think it's oversight over the years that you mentioned. I mean, we've focused on the process piece, but really ultimately you can improve process with legacy capabilities. So the technology has to change. Watch the entire discussion on federal news network. Search DoD cloud exchange. In today's
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"D.C.'s vision zero program, which aims to eliminate traffic deaths by 2024, suggests why it's not working. The D.C. auditors report says the program is suffering from not enough funding as well as not enough staffing and oversight. D.C. auditor Kathy Patterson. That division wasn't funded until 2020 with under a $1 million, although they grew over a million the following year. The ambitious initiative kicked off in 2015, the audit does give the city credit for doing things like reducing speed limits, banning right turns on red and adding bike lanes. The report shows that since 2015, traffic deaths have actually increased each year in the city except 2019. Kyle Cooper, WTO news. Another school system is turning to high-tech scanners in the name of student safety. The Alexandria school board voted unanimously to start a pilot program using the scanners which incorporate artificial intelligence to detect weapons. The board said a recent survey showed parents overwhelmingly supported using the technology. The goal of this program is to act as a deterrent for weapons entering our facilities. It is not, and will not become the sole process in our overall safety and security posture. Militia hearts, the school system's head of facilities and operations. The first four will be installed in April at Alexandria high school's king street and many Howard campuses along with Frances Hammond and George Washington middle schools. Need a law it can stain double you TLP news. Alexandria follows manassas city and Charles county public schools in Maryland, which have already approved plans to install gun detection technology. Prince William county is also considering the scanner technology. In Prince William county, a rise in absences in the second quarter has the school system there discussing how to keep students in class and engaged. Substantially higher than we would like it to be. That's Michael Neal with Prince William county schools on the fact that over 23% of students missed 9 or more days of school in the first 90 days. What we are hearing is that that attendance is an issue, not just for us, but our surrounding school divisions and nationally. He says more kids getting sick in winter months is partially behind the increase, but the county is taking action. Every school is creating an attendance plan and the program called attention to attendance will streamline the notification process in the event the student misses class, superintendent latanya mcdade. This is an ongoing topic of concern. Scott gelman, WTO P news. After a dominant regular season, the Maryland women begin what they hope is a long run in the NCAA tournament today, the second seed terps will host holy cross at the Xfinity center at two 30 this afternoon. Yesterday, the Maryland men topped West Virginia to advance to the second round, and the Howard bison made it interesting in the first half of their matchup against one seed Kansas until the jayhawks pulled away to defeat them 96 to 68. Vice president Kamala Harris, who graduated from Howard, gave the team a pep talk after the loss. I was at power back in the day
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"And that's what it sounded like yesterday in silver spraying as police broke up a Proud Boys protest outside a drag queen story hour our news partners at NBC four report police were called to the loyalty bookstore on ellsworth drive near veterans Plaza around 1 o'clock in the afternoon, video shows masked Proud Boys holding signs outside the event, some which read Proud Boys love children, Proud Boys hate pedophiles, a group of volunteers shielded the kids and their families from the protest, the volunteers say they were kicked and punched. No one was arrested. Officials in the outer banks are telling high school students in Northern Virginia, they're not welcome for beach week in June. This is especially true in the little community of Kerala, the villager says hundreds of students flooded the area, causing chaos and untold damage authorities believe that most were from Northern Virginia, property owners say they saw teens drag indoor furniture into the surf, were leaving themselves on neighborhood lawns and parents dropping off loads of alcohol, then disappearing. Last year agents made a 116 arrests over a two day period in June, including 66 charges for underage drinking. There are hard rules that almost all outer banks rental agencies that vacationers must be family groups and the renter older than 25. Ralph Fox WTO P news. Climbing the economic ladder can be a huge hurdle for young men of color, a local organization is bringing them face to face with the business world on the president's day holiday. We're going to have high school college and just young professionals come together to learn about different pathways, apprenticeships, college, as well as financial literacy. That's Eric king, executive director of the capitol youth empowerment program. The organization is hosting the all day event at Capital One hall and Tyson's tomorrow. Speakers include executives of color from various companies as well as former Alexandria school superintendent Gregory
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"Together to learn about different pathways, apprenticeships, college, as well as financial literacy. That's Eric king, executive director of the capitol youth empowerment program. The organization is hosting the all day event at Capital One hall and Tyson's tomorrow. Speakers include executives of color from various companies, as well as former Alexandria school superintendent Gregory hutchings. There will also be a career expo after. The event is open to everyone, lunch is provided, and you can register for free online. Jacob Kerr, WTO news. A federal mandate for healthcare workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been in place nationally for a year. An Associated Press analysis has identified about 750 nursing homes in 110 hospitals nationwide that have been cited for violations. Most were given a bureaucratic nudge to do better, though some nursing homes were fined, especially when they also had other problems. Some nursing home administrators say the vaccine mandate is made it harder for them to fully staff their facilities. The English composer who created the scores for blockbuster musicals such as cats and phantom of the opera has written the anthem for King Charles the third's coronation. Adapting a piece of church music that encourages singers to make what he calls joyful noise Andrew Lloyd Webber's work is one of a dozen new pieces that Charles commissioned for the grand may 6th occasion at Westminster Abbey. Weber says it includes words adapted from some 98 and is scored for the Abbey's choir and organ. It's
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"Dealing with an Alexandria schools and, of course, focuses So much of our attention has been Loudon County, Fairfax County. But let's not forget Montgomery County last week we told you about their, uh, just unintelligible and completely illogical Corentin policy for Children. And joining us right now is a concerned parent about that policy. Dr Jennifer Riesman psychologist in Mocoa, There's a, uh, hearing today of the Montgomery County School board about this policy in particular, But Dr Reisman, I understand that you are dealing with this first hand because your child got caught up in this. Yes. So, just last week, um last week Wednesday, in fact, and for those who are in Montgomery County parents all over. We're celebrating last week Wednesday because it was the very first Wednesday that our Children had a full day of instructions since March of 2020, because the previous Wednesday we had weather and they closed early. So it was that very first Wednesday about 3 15 was just going to go meet my daughter off the bus, and I got a call that says she had been, you know, identified as a close contact of a child with a single symptoms. So a child that had, you know, coughed at some point during the school day and went to the nurse's office, and they said My daughter had to quarantine as a result of that, because she was hanging out on the playground because her desk was near. That kid who coughed that single coffer is something like that. That's what they consider close contact that's insane. It's insane and let me just say she's not the only one. You know. I don't want to be making a big deal out of just one child. But currently Montgomery County probably has almost 2000 Children in quarantine. Just yesterday, they quarantined and entire grade level. So the entire third grade got sent home yesterday and told to quarantine for 10 days. At Highland Elementary the week before. It was the entire third grade. It drew elementary school. Um and I think we can realize that unless you know we have Children going around and like licking all of the door knobs. This is just a policy that flies in the face of all we know of science and all we know about following the actual CDC guidance. Well, just really. Yeah. No, You're right. And Julie, I know you want to jump in, but I just want to say f y I would make. It was in third grade. He probably would have left all of the door and I'm the mother of three boys. So that's what doesn't seem totally out of the ordinary. Um, Dr Reason I'm so glad to be talking to you. I'm wondering for these 2000 Children that are currently in quarantine. Do they have virtual um, you know, services set up. Are these kids still receiving education and education? So that's a great question at the middle school level. It is. I can tell you that I've experienced it firsthand. It is absolutely not education. My daughter is allowed to check in. For you know, with the teacher twice a week during the teachers free period, but otherwise she's expected to complete all of her assignments. Somehow, without any instruction at the elementary school level, they are doing live instruction. Um what I'm hearing on the ground from parents that I've talked to who have been impacted by this. They say that it's it's a complete disaster, and it also often takes this wall system a day or two to get that up and running. So it's not like they send Children home and then, you know, say Okay, tomorrow Here's your virtual instruction Lincoln. Here's how that's going to go well in the insanity to is, I mean, I'm not downplaying the rigors of elementary school, but let's face it. Things start getting a little harder in middle school. And so the idea that a middle school student is left is just sort of figure it out. And yet they have live instruction in elementary. They kind of got it reversed. And I'm not saying that elementary school shouldn't have it. But you know when you're doing algebra, it's you know, it's picking up on two missed weeks. It's not that easy. See that's really difficult. Right, And let's also not forget that there's there's a whole plethora and a whole lot of steps that went into some of the bad decision making, and I know it's impacting some of our high schoolers to you know, the county schools really didn't let everybody know that they would not have to quarantine if they were fully vaccinated with enough time for parents to make that decision to get their high schoolers or 12, year old and up Children vaccinated. Before the beginning of the school year. They put out that guidance without enough time for parents to actually do that. Dr. Richmond the 10 Day quarantine. First of all is that school days or is that 10 calendar days that you have to quarantine 10? Calendar days? Okay. Please don't give any ideas of how you're right. I'm sorry. Your God forbid we should. We should dump that on the delay real fast that I don't think they're listening. Uh And then what if you have a negative test, though? What if your child is home for a couple of days incubation period that you do a test. The kid is fine. They still won't let you in. Is that is that the case and is there any testing for requirement for coming back after quarantine? That's a great question. So that is evolving as we speak, and I can tell you it's being poorly implemented all over so different kids are being told different things. The policy says that if your child is sent home Due to a child with a symptom that if that child you know the one that coughed and went to the nurse's office get the test is negative. Then all of the kids impacted by that policy can come back. So you want to talk about the way to just institute mass disruption? Montgomery County has found it and they've done it and they're doubling down on that. They're not backing away from that at their most recent board meeting, which I was at Dr Reisman real fast. Another day hearing today, Will there be public commentary at this hearing? I know that Montgomery County School Board has been doing their utmost to make sure that you the taxpayer, and parents aren't allowed to have a say in any of this. Oh, so this gets even better. Let me just clarify. So it's actually a briefing that's done during the Montgomery County Council meeting today, so it's even one more separate. Moved and the Montgomery County Council has not invited a single medical or health professional to this briefing today, they've invited top level administration from Montgomery County schools and they intend to ask how did we get here to this quarantine guidance? And then in the context of that we also have the health officer for the county, Dr Travis Scales, who was the one that recommended this insane policy to the schools. Houston's left so he won't be there. He's gone. He's gone, and he's cashed in Dr Jennifer Riesman. Thank you for continuing to hold the torch here on this. Do you have a group or of concerned parents or any sort of website or Facebook group where people can join you and sort of Reach critical mass here in Monaco. Yes, we do. Montgomery County families for education and accountability. You can find a group on Facebook. You can also follow us on Twitter at open and CPS. Openem CPS Dr Jennifer Riesman. Thank you for fighting the fight. I appreciate it. All right, have a great day week. One is in the books now for the NFL, But the season is really.
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"Well as kids are now back in school. Every district has similar but also somewhat different experiences. We'll get to that, too. But first, it's 5 15 traffic and weather every 10 minutes. First on the five independent woman, Lisa Beeton is in the head in perfect cleaning traffic center. Working on it. Virginia that would be clearing overnight roadwork 66 east out of Centerville to the Fairfax County Parkway West on 66. Now you're pretty good shape from the Beltway to get through Manassas, 95, Virginia South Bend after the centre Part Parkway to 17 Warrenton there also in the process of removing roadwork Maryland traffic beautiful. Nothing on Route four Route 53, or 1 to 10 anti 70 Give it 30 minutes between Frederick and Rockville now from garage door repair. Calm the W N l store March seven forecasts Partly cloudy today with a high It's being hot right now, 92 degrees will be our high Today tonight partly cloudy skies with an overnight low 73. Then tomorrow partly cloudy with a high near 91 still looking at scattered thunderstorms rolling into the area Thursday evening into Friday, and as of now, the weekend looks rain free, but Please. It's only Tuesday. That's going to change. Right now. It's 73 degrees in the nation's capital of 16 worried about what you're breathing in with each breath, allergens, germs and viruses get trapped in your nose. Now there's a simple, easy and effectively to clean your nose and protect your health. It's called lavage. TV. A G e available at lavage dot com. All right, I said, hold that thought, so, let's see if Julie Gundlach in fact held that thought you remember where you were about no clue that happened match. It's a good test that only I feel like I was set up. It only proves that it's 5 17 if the boarding but let's get to it. A lot of kids in across the area have either chosen to stay home. Do you have an idea in Alexandria? At least how many kids are going in to the schools were in person versus staying in there very cagey about numbers, so I don't know the exact numbers, but I do know that many people have left. The Alexandria school system either to go to private schools or to home school. It is home schooling is not a big thing. And.
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"Board M. C p s selected over 50 schools to implement Phase one of our testing program. Kate Ryan. W T. O P. News. More schools in Virginia are imposing vaccine and testing requirements. Students who want to play winter and spring sports and Fairfax and Loudon County's will need to be vaccinated by November. 8th. Also in Fairfax County, the school system says when possible, students will start eating lunch outside or in larger rooms to maximize social distancing. Arlington County Public schools, says all high school in eighth grade students who play winter and spring sports will also need to be vaccinated in Alexandria schools will start randomly testing students for the virus. Staff members are already required to get the shot or undergo weekly testing up ahead on w. T. O p growing questions in Congress about the president's plans to spend trillions of dollars on his domestic agenda. I'm Mitchell Miller today on the hill 7 34. Commute with confidence on car free day. Use, Transit Ride, Share bike Walk Scooter or Tele work on Wednesday, September 22nd take the free Pledge at car Free Metro d c dot org for special promotions and free raffle entry for great prizes. Even if you're already car free or car light and remember to use safe and healthy practices as part of your trip, Take the free Pledge today Visit Car free metro d c dot org This is the sound of a family of four all working away on their devices. See with Xfinity Internet. They now get WiFi speed faster than a gig to handle all the homework, work, work and streaming. They throw at it. So no more arguments over who's hogging the WiFi. Oh, my bad..
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"About critical race theory. Why? Why did if it's not a big deal? Why do they lie about it? We'll tell you Next on video man. W M A L F M. WOODBRIDGE, Washington America's reopening Here it here. 105.9 FM w M A L. A Cumulus station news now. W E Mail News at 6 30. Good morning I'm Barbara Brit, the city of Alexandria, the latest to defund the Schools S R O program, the City Council this week instead. Allocating the money to fund mental health services instead of school resource officers and over the objections of the Alexandria School board, which had voted to keep the SA rose in school. The recent massive ransomware attacks that knocked hundreds of businesses offline around the globe also took one Maryland town offline Leonardtown, Maryland lost all access to its computer systems in a matter of minutes one week ago the town in an email on the now restored town website. Assuring residents that no personal data was retrieved by the cyber criminals and that the town did not pay any ransom. Leonardtown officials now working through the painstaking process. Restoring all that data. Another child has died of complications related to Covid in Virginia. The Virginia Department of Health says a child under the age of 10 and the Rappahannock area has died from complications of covid. The Health department did not indicate what other health issues the child may have had. This is the second Kobe related death reported in a child under 10 in the Commonwealth. Currently, people 12 and up.
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New Racial Slur Allegation Follows Washington DC Area Football Game
"County and Alexandria schools are sharing what actions they're taking after accusations of racism and abuse at a JV football game on Monday night. It comes two weeks after student athletes at the Fairfax County School were accused in a similar incident with a school in Arlington County. Quote. We're taking this matter seriously. T. C. Williams High School principal Beater Ballas wrote two families. Saying he and the athletic director met with junior varsity and varsity football players to collect their accounts of the allegations of J V player was spat on and called a racial slur during a game Monday against Robinson Secondary in Fairfax. Perfects County schools says it's quote aware of a number of allegations regarding the use of racially charged language and racial slurs in the past few weeks and says it plans to hold a stand down meeting for all teams and coaches. Her Virginia high School League rules. Players heard using such language will be ejected and suspended for additional games. Meghan Cloherty w
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Virginia's Alexandria schools will not switch to three feet of distance inside classrooms
"At least six ft apart through the rest of the school year, the CDC has said that with adequate masking students could be as close as three ft to one another. All other major school systems in Northern Virginia are going with the CDC guidance. But Alexandria City School officials said they're worried that the switch could lead to high levels of quarantining. The Washington Post reports. The district will switch to three FT between desks during summer school. And when classes resume in the fall coming up here on W T O P. We'll hear from
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"Wish many of their teachers will remain at home. 1600 teachers have been granted an American with disabilities accommodation, meaning they have an underlying health condition, or maybe at a higher Risk of severe illness from the coronavirus. Those teachers will virtually connect to teach classrooms full of kids and help students out around 850 classroom monitors are going to be hired. Those teachers have the option of returning to the classroom once they've been vaccinated. Luke Luke to beauty. Opie knows students will be returning to their school buildings in the next few weeks in Alexandria City schools and will soon learn about Arlington County's plan. More from wtl piece, Neil Augustine already is not time. For this pivot Alexandria School Superintendent Gregory Hutchings, with numbers showing slightly less risk teachers, getting vaccines and mitigation process is in place to try to avoid spread in schools, he says. The time is now K through fifth grade with disabilities and English learners will return to Alexandria Schools more second by March. 16th students in all grades who chose hybrid will be back in buildings two days a week in Arlington County Superintendent Francisco Diran says Hill announced returned dates for all grades at the next school board meeting on February 18th. The log unstained Wtl Pino, the Corona virus pandemic has revealed the importance of tending to Children's emotional well being. Wtl piece. Kate Ryan s some insight and some advice. That lumber room who leads the counseling team at Montgomery County's Briggs Cheney Middle School in Silver Spring, is very familiar with the emotional issues that kid's air facing because of the pandemic there at home alive, depending on where they live. They may not even see their classmates in their neighborhoods. And if there you don't have siblings, it's really lonely. So a lot of time is spent in that social emotional peace, trying just to equip them with the skills they need. So Articulate their thoughts without being impulsive and making decisions That probably aren't the best for parents, Baru advises. Have realistic expectations like Don't change your standards or one in your child to do really well, but just be mindful of the fact that they are 12 or 13, and they're in a virtual space, and they haven't seen their friends in the year. Kate Brian w. T. O P NEWS Maryland WOMAN in the Super Bowl spotlight tonight. Baltimore is Jessica long. One of America's most decorated Paralympic swimmers, is featured in a Toyota commercial. You won't see a single car and Toyota 62nd spot with Baltimore Paralympic swimmer Jessica Long, Alex for me to be amputated, who was adopted from.
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"Students out around 850 classroom monitors are going to be hired. Those teachers have the option of returning to the classroom once they've been vaccinated. Luke Luke hurt the beauty O P news students will be returning to their school buildings in the next few weeks in Alexandria City schools, and we will soon learn about Arlington County's plan. More from w. T. O. P S Neal Augenstein ready? It is now time for this pivot Alexandria School Superintendent Gregory Hutchings, With numbers showing slightly less risk teachers getting vaccines and mitigation process is in place to try to avoid spread in schools, he says. The time is now K. Through fifth grade with disabilities and English learners will return to Alexandria Schools. March 2nd by March, 16th. Students in all grades who chose hybrid will be back in buildings two days a week In Arlington County Superintendent Francisco Diran says Hill announced returned dates for all grades at the next school board meeting on February 18th Me log Unstained Wt LP know there are plenty of rivalries between Maryland Virginia and D. C and Here's a new one. Which one excels when it comes to the bench Press who benches the most. Maryland has those bragging rights when it comes to the bench press at £387, followed by Virginia than D, C. I'm on a dive fronts and we want to pop You are, but a new data from lift vault based on the last five years of power lifting data Virginia outweighs Maryland and D. C overall coming in second in the country behind Texas, Maryland ranks 10th D. C near the bottom. Kyle Cooper. W T O P. News. We're in the second quarter of play in Tampa in Super Bowl 55. Rob would fork as an eye on it, and he'll get you up to date in just a moment. 7 43 55th big game is this weekend and to celebrate football. Finale. DRAFTKINGS Sports Book America's top rated sports book, APP is doubling your money. If a touchdown is scored in the big game. That's right. All it takes is for one touchdown.
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"Today it's 3 11. We're learning the identity of the man killed by Montgomery County Police this weekend. 52 year old Kevin Costello was said to be driving erratically on route when awaits Saturday morning. Montgomery County Police say he crashed into a car after driving on the wrong side of the road. They say he also forced another driver off the road prior to that. When cost low came out of his vehicle. Police say he begins swinging a piece of wood and struck a Montgomery County sheriff's deputy. That deputy attempted to use his stun gun on cost low before firing at him. Montgomery County Police have yet to identify the deputy who fired the shot, But the investigation into the fatal shooting is ongoing occasion. James W. T. O P News, the union representing U. S. Capitol, police officers plans to hold a no confidence vote this week and the department's leaders more than a month after the deadly January 6th. Ryan U. S. Capitol police acting chief, You'll get onto Pittman is promising significant changes. Two operations policies and procedures after five people died, including a police officer when supporters of former President Trump stormed the capital. But the chairman of the officers union, says Pittman, a 20 year department veteran and other members of upper management have been the problem all these years. U S CAPITOL Police Labor Committee chairman Gus Pop a thon, A CEO says the union has no faith in the leadership of Capitol police, and we'll go forward with a no confidence vote in the department's executive leadership. Dick Uliano. W. T O P NEWS the Fairfax County School Board has voted to allow students to attend in person classes twice a week. By mid March, Students pleaded with the Fairfax County board to go back to in person classes. I want to tell you how I feel stuck in their own September stand and spring for six hours a day, and while they got their wish many of their teachers will remain at home. 1600 teachers have been granted an American with disabilities accommodation, meaning they have an underlying health condition. Or maybe at a high risk of severe illness from the coronavirus. Those teachers will virtually connect to teach classrooms full of kids and help students out around 850 classroom monitors are going to be hired. Those teachers have the option of returning to the classroom. Once they've been vaccinated, Luke Luke W. T O P News students will be returning to their school buildings in the next few weeks. We now know more dates for those returns in Northern Virginia already it is not time. For this pivot Alexandria School Superintendent Gregory Hutchings, with numbers showing slightly less risk teachers, getting vaccines and mitigation process is in place to try to avoid spread in schools, he says. The time is now K through fifth grade with disabilities and English learners will return to Alexandria Schools more second by March. 16th students in all grades who chose hybrid will be back in buildings two days a week in Arlington County Superintendent Francisco Diran says Hill announced returned dates for all grades at the next school board meeting on February 18th Milord unstained Wtl Pinos Stick around for sports Next It's 3 14 remodeling for how you Live today. Here's Bob Gallagher, president of Sun Design, remodeling sharing how remodeling can bring family and friends together, there often is a flex space or recreational space for Example. One might have a ping pong table or gaming table of some kind, so that family can come together and use that. But at the same time you want to have that space be able to be converted to a different use My guest bedroom for Example. But how those spaces and the intention of those bases fit into that lower level and how they all work and how also it becomes a space that you want to keep going back to and using and not had a vision that doesn't actually get implemented fully because it's not being used. Joins son designed at their virtual remodeling and design seminar on February 25th learn important tips when hiring your remodeler register it, son designing calm that son designing dot com sports at 15 and 45, powered by Red River technology decisions aren't black and white. Think red. With that countdown to the Super Bowl. J broke three hours 15 minutes. Danny throwers Super Bowl 55 from Tampa Chiefs going for that second straight. Of course. Tom Brady, looking for another ring would be his seventh and speaking of the goat, as he's called here, he talks about one of his favorite targets in the passing game and well in life. It seems I think everybody wishes in their next life. 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"Friday morning. I'm Joan Jones. And I'm John Aaron. We're following a developing story this morning out of Prince George's County. An explosion and a fire at a warehouse like a bomb had gone off inside of our building. Everything was knocked off like the phones were off the hook. Pictures are off the walls, and we're across the street from Sun services and then all you could see was smoke everywhere. It's Tina Funkhouser, who works at a towing business across the street from where this happened. It happened just before eight this morning in an industrial area on Summerset Avenue Awful Baltimore Road in Beltsville. The building was evacuated and so far there are no reports of any injuries. Prince George's County Fire says While on the scene, there was another explosion that came from a recycling unit inside the building. The fire. There is now out and we'll bring you more details as soon as we get them some frightening moments for those folks out 904 now well now to the effort to get kids back to you in person learning after months of online learning, some students in Northern Virginia will be going back to school buildings in the next few weeks. Our team coverage begins with w. T. O P s Neil Augustine is not hot. For this pivot Alexandria School Superintendent Gregory Hutchings, with numbers showing slightly less risk teachers, getting vaccines and mitigation process is in place to try to avoid spread in schools, he says. The time is now K through fifth grade with disabilities and English learners will return to Alexandria schools more second. By March. 16th students in all grades who chose hybrid will be back in buildings two days a week in Arlington County Superintendent Francisco Diran says Hill announced returned dates for all grades at the next school board meeting on February 18th. The Lord can stain Wtl Pinos. Earlier this week, Fairfax County voted for a revised plan, allowing all students who choose to to attend in person classes twice a week by mid March. I hate to go to school. Yeah, I'm.
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"Hour after months of online learning. Some students in Northern Virginia will be coming back into school buildings in the next few weeks. Our team coverage starts with w. T. O. P Is Neil Augustine ready? It is now time for this pit Alexandria School Superintendent Gregory Hutchings, with numbers showing slightly less risk teachers getting vaccines. And mitigation process is in place to try to avoid spread in schools, he says. The time is now K. Through fifth grade with disabilities and English learners will return to Alexandria Schools. March 2nd by March, 16th students in all grades who chose hybrid will be back in buildings two days a week. In Arlington County Superintendent Francisco Diran says Hill announced returned dates for all grades at the next school board meeting on February 18th. The Lord didn't stain wtl P. No, no. As for Fairfax County students, some got emotional at a school board meeting last night as they pleaded to return to in person learning five days a week. Our mental health struggles are compounded. The fact that our peers who attend private schools are thriving. Attending school five days a week safely. Earlier this week, the school board did approve an updated, phased in planned offer all students in person classes twice a week by mid March. But the Fairfax Education Association said that timeline doesn't allow their staff who want to be vaccinated against covert 19 to get both shots. First. The teachers union president, Kimberly Adams, thank all those in our community who have stood with the FDA and other parents and employee groups. The safest return to in person learning possible now, according to F. C. P s 90% of staffers have requested or scheduled their first dose, and the school district is working to ensure they get their second dose in the next few weeks. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam is expected outline a plan for summer school today. Northern has already said he thinks summer school is needed to get students ready for next fall. The announcement is expected at 11 this morning will bring it to you. Today marks the end of national school counseling week, and the work continues for those who help kids balance their academic and emotional lives. Do you find middle schoolers to be challenging? Bethlehem Baru, the resource counselor at Briggs, Cheney, Middle School and Silver Spring, adores thumb middle school so much fun because they're putty Eighth grade, I would say is like one of my favorite times because it's like you literally see the light bulbs go off like you can see it, you know, I mean, when the kid is fine, like I get what you're trying to tell me. Being out of school for a year has been especially Challenging for 6/7 and eighth graders at a time when their friendships are so critical. The Rue recommends cutting kids a little bit of slack but keeping expectations high, But I try to encourage kids to say like once you get through this because we will get through it like you're gonna be unstoppable. Kate Ryan w. T. O P News, Frederick County, Maryland is loosening some covert restrictions on restaurants. This is happening despite coronavirus cases being high in the county. The seven day moving average case rate in Frederick County is higher. Than the average across the state. Food can now be served up until midnight. Alcohol sales will still be cut off a 10 PM The changes go in effect today at five o'clock and will be re evaluated February 22nd and could be extended up ahead here. It's a big step in Maryland today to speed up covert vaccinations. 707. Here are five great reasons to pick.
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"The clinics will be open from 9 A.m. to 11:30 A.m. and then from 12:32:04 P.m.. Mondays through Saturdays. Some students in Prince William County Public Schools are returning to in person learning this morning some of their teachers air worried, though, that it's too soon the 2nd and 3rd graders are joining pre K through first grade students who resumed in person learning in November and December. Chuck Ronco Ah High school teacher and vice president of the Prince William Education Association, says teachers are worried about becoming infected with covert or bringing it home to family members. Definitely the fear is there. The threshold of fear has been breached many times in this process, Bronco says The superintendent's plan is a step in the right direction. Wait until late April to return students in grades four and higher, particularly on O. W. T o P News school board will consider the superintendent's plan tonight. Meantime, I returned to in person learning has been delayed in Alexandria school officials there had been planning to bring students with disabilities in grades kindergarten to second grade back to school a week from today, But the number of positive coronavirus cases and the district's transmission rates have continued to climb since the winter break. Now students with disabilities Will return with another group that's scheduled to start in person learning on January 26th parents in Fairfax County are looking for answers about when their Children will return to the classroom. We will return to school in person this coming school year, school Superintendent Scott Bray Brand repeated that statement several times during a virtual town hall at which community members were asking questions about a call to delay this month's decision. Bring some students back. Brave Brand did share some news about the cove in 19 vaccine, saying they'll begin the vaccination process for staff is early is this weekend? Although it won't be required, we're going to do all we can to provide more information about the vaccination. As far as the new reopening timeline, bravery in says we'll have a new update during the next school board meeting next month or perhaps earlier. Ken Duffy. Wtlv news Up ahead in money news changes coming to a couple of network news stations, it's not make that's 6 24. Today's innovation and government report highlights the government's I T modernization opportunities. Dan Curry honest, the director of public sector, it, RS say. Archer says agencies need to add more rigor to dealing with supply chain risks. So in many cases, you have government agencies that are trusting that contractors are doing the right thing on an ongoing basis. 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"Joining some pre K and kindergartners were not comfortable with the safety of the situation. Chuck Ronco was a calculus and geometry teacher at Unity, read High school and vice president of the Prince William Education Association. He's concerned about high covert case numbers and a high positivity rate in Prince William County. It's definitely of great concern. Andre. We have to be paying attention to those numbers. We can't ignore the science. The school superintendent will meet with the school board Tuesday night to discuss the plan that would delay the return of higher grades until the spring. Dick Uliano. W T o P News time in Alexandria returned it in person learning has been delayed. School officials have been planning to bring students with disabilities and grades kindergarten to second grade back to school one week from today. The number of positive cases, and the district's transmission rates have continued to climb since winter break. Well now the students with disabilities will return along with another group that's scheduled to start in person Learning January. 26 Alexandria School says it will continually reassess the situation and in Fairfax County School reopening has also been delayed. School Superintendent Scott Bray brand calls it a pause. We pause last week, but we are Moving forward Ray Brand says. We'll have more information about a new timeline at the next school board meeting. In the meantime, school staff will start receiving covert vaccinations as early as the Saturday since they're classified as essential workers and Virginia's phase one b of vaccinations, But this shot is not going to be mandatory. There are many people, some from personal experiences and some from historical experiences who have concerns about the vaccination. Bravery in says they'll offer a panel of experts. To address any concerns for teachers and staff employees about the vaccine. Kenzo fee w T O P News Up ahead on w. T O P more Democrats are calling for the resignation of Republican lawmakers. It's 5 14 Thousands of active and retired feds are in for a surprise kick in the assets this month when new higher health insurance premiums take effect. This is federal news Network senior correspondent Michael Z. Here's the deal. The tale of the tape after a long drawn out fight. Federal white collar workers got a 1% raise this month. At the same time, cost of living adjustments for federal retirees were up 1.3%. And then and this is the fun part. Health premiums jumped an average of 4.9%, which is not bad if your average but who do we know that is average? Oh, and to further complicate matters, remember, the federal government has an average of about 70% of the total premium by now. If you've been paying attention, you should be thoroughly confused. But if not consider some people's premiums jumped 20% this month. Meaning? Well, exactly what to you Done Rat The mystery. Check out my column and all our email alerts that federal news network dot com slash alerts. I'm Mike Causey. All right, listen up, people. Someone in this apartment is using too much Internet. Amy, you don't live here won't let's not make this personal. Have you tried gig speed Internet from Xfinity. I've heard about that. Can't you connect like a ton of devices? That's correct, sir. So we can stream game face text or whatever we want to do on all our devices at once. We owe you'll barely notice me unrelated. Does anyone have extra closet space power.