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"Vaccinate dot Virginia Doc of or Call 877 VAX in Via Steve Dresner W T o p traffic Now to storm team for meteorologists Lauren Rickets Thankfully, it's not gonna be a bad memorial day in terms of the weather. We've got temperatures tomorrow. Back in the seventies. But today on Lee in the fifties, we've got the clowns around. Now listen, there could be a Pekar son later on, But that is gonna be few and far between, and I really wouldn't bet on it. Otherwise, we've got some fault. We've got the clouds around. It's certainly cool on a little breezy with wins 10 to 20 Mile an hour range. Can't rule out a smarty. Sprinkle or shower. Passing through. But again, most of us turning out dry now overnight, will have the skies clear out. Temperatures will fall into the forties and low fifties and then tomorrow absolutely gorgeous. Lots of sunshine. Temperatures low to mid seventies Tuesday Wednesday not gonna be that bad either. Low humidity. Temperatures will be right around 80 degrees now by Thursday, when the low eighties and the humidity comes pouring back in Thursday, or next chance of rain in the afternoon. Informed of a few thunderstorms. Some storm team for meteorologists, Lauren Rickets, it's 55 degrees at Fort Bell 4 50. Or in foggy bottom and 54 in silver Spring at 1 51. There's something unusual happening in the Virginia primary election that set for June. 8th. Some candidates are listed on the ballot twice and it's not a typo. Yes, Virginians can vote twice legally for some candidates in the primary because four Democratic delegates Mark Levin, Lee Carter, Sam Rasul and Che Jones are running for re election in the House while also running for a statewide office. The rare Matt is perfectly allowed. Chris Piper commissioner. Of the state's Department of Elections,.
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"South of there. There's a heavy thunderstorm with some winds up to 60 miles now, kid right across the Dulles Airport area right now. So from lands down to Dulles Airport in southwest around south running, we're seeing a severe thunderstorm with winds up to 60 miles an hour, moving off the eastern around 40 miles an hour. More heavy thunderstorms coming down the ice 66 quarter will keep a close eye on those in case those go severe, But when you get western Haymarket and so went right with some downpours all the way to Marshall and we got some heavy storms. We went to Madison County can read approach areas, including warrant him. In areas like Culpepper. So there's a severe thunderstorm watch that goes until 10 o'clock and I we have a front coming into the sun. Stable air mass and more severe thunderstorms are possible for the next several hours. Let's make most this activity land around Midnight is the front comes to overnight, some clearing the clothes in the sixties to lower seventies. Good deal. Sunshine a bit less. McGee on Thursday. Mr Kirby, A warm day has to be in the mid to upper eighties could be so heavy Rain by late the day on Friday with highs in the low to mid seventies run out to be true. And can we have a temperature of 75 at Reagan National? All right, Mike, stay close to your storm Watch station, your weather alert station W T o p tonight, with these storms continuing to push through. Meantime, there's something unusual happening in the Virginia primary election that set for June. 8th. Some candidates are listed on the ballot twice. And this is not a typographical error. Yes, Virginians can Vote twice legally for some candidates in the primary because four Democratic delegates Mark Levin, Lee Carter, Sam Rasul and Shay Jones are running for re election in the House while also running for a statewide office. The rare that is perfectly allowed, Chris Piper, commissioner of the state's Department of Election.
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"Rasul and Shay Jones are running for re election in the House while also running for a statewide office. The rare that is perfectly allowed, Chris Piper, commissioner of the state's Department of Election says Normally House primaries air held separately later in the year after primaries for statewide offices to allow time for Virginia to draw new legislative district's, but that redistricting is not happening right now due to a pandemic related delay in the Release of Census data. Nick I. Nelly w T O P News Memorial Day weekend is almost here and that means road closures as we prepare for a motorcycle rally in the district about 100,000 bites in 150,000 visitors will be in the city for the ruling to remember motorcycle rally Sunday. The event aims to raise awareness about service members who are missing in action and the mental health crisis among veterans. Demonstration will kick off at noon with the ride from RFK Stadium to the National Mall and with large crowds comes major road closures, some roads and southeast near the stadium will be closed from four a.m. to five p.m.. There will also be closures in downtown until five, including the ninth and 12th Street tunnels for the Complete list of closures. Visit our website. W t o p dot com. Melissa How old the BTO Pini, the mother of the late Capitol Police officer, Brian Sick. Nick, who collapsed after engaging with rioters January 6th and died the following day, is urging members of the Senate to vote in favor of legislation that would create a commission to investigate the January six capital riot, Gladys Sick, Nick says she'll meet with lawmakers ahead of tomorrow's vote, too. Try to convince them to act. Democrats need 10 Republicans to vote with them, but so far they've only gained support from a small number of the Senate GOP that includes Utah's Mitt Romney and Alaska's Lisa Murkowski. The senator from My name's Who's in Collins is also proposed small tweaks to the bill to attract more votes, But the effort has failed to yield additional support. When passed in the House recently, the bill gained the support of 35 Republicans coming up in money news. How badly will downtown hubs be hurt by people continuing to work from home? 7 53 spring cleaning is when homes get a new twinkle in their eye. A new spring in their.
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"Amazon cart? Right now? Whatever it is D. C s attorney General wouldn't be surprised if you're paying too much. And now he's filing an antitrust lawsuit claiming the online behemoth monopolizes the market. I filed this antitrust lawsuit but an end to Amazon's ability to control prices across the online retail market. D C. Attorney General Karl Racine says Amazons monopoly of the online retail market has allowed it to impose unfair restrictions on third party sellers by ensuring the third party sellers can not offer lower prices elsewhere online. Amazon insulate itself from meaningful competition, he says, along with preventing other retailers from listing items, the fees Amazon charges its third party sellers to post their products online inflates prices for the consumer. Meghan Cloherty. W T O P News by the way, In response, an Amazon spokesperson says In part, the D C attorney general has it exactly backwards Seller set their own prices for the products that are offered in the Amazon store. 6 22. The Virginia Democratic primary election is just two weeks away now, but tens of thousands of voters have already made up their minds. 54,000 people have voted early so far on the Virginia Democratic primary election to put that in perspective back in 2017 when both parties were holding Statewide primaries, just 39,000 participated in early voting. Looking back. Historically, we've already surpassed the total number of absentee voters for all of 2017 Chris Piper, the commissioner of Virginia's Department of Elections, Only the Democrats are holding a primary for statewide offices this year, including governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general Because Republicans have already selected their candidates threw a party convention earlier this month. Nick I Nelly w. T. O P News rats running for the lieutenant. Nomination will debate tonight at seven and we'll bring you some of what was said later on now to Maryland politics, where the state's former attorney general is running for governor again. Doug Gansler is now the fifth Democrat trying to get the party's nomination. Gansler says his two decades of public service make him uniquely qualified to lead the state. As you know, before he was attorney general. He was the top prosecutor in Montgomery County. Next in money News, Another big company is moving its headquarters to Northern Virginia. Jeff label 6 23 business. It's never just another day. Every day is the day There's the day you open your 500 location or expand to a new city. Today you deliver a make or break pitch from 1000 Miles away, or the day that you.
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"May 25th 2021 sun shine brightly Right now it's 78 in Washington. Good afternoon. I'm Sean Anderson and I'm Hilary Howard here. The top local stories we're following this hour. There were mistakes made in last year's deadly police shooting of 18 year old Dion K in Southeast. That's the word from the D. C. Auditor after city prosecutors said use of deadly force was justified. Wt. Opie's Neal Augenstein breaks it down. The use of force report conducted by DC Auditor Kathy Patterson shows police officers acted recklessly and without a plan. It says that that moment Officer Alexander Alvarez was justified in shooting Dion K as K ran toward him with a gun, but police had no tactical plan beforehand. Patterson said. Police squandered any opportunity to de escalate the situation and avoid the need for a split. Second decision, the report says. Police chief Robert Conti is already instituting recommendations, including a policy on foot pursuits. Neil Organ Stain Wtl P News 504. It's HQ to maybe going in across the river, but that did not protect Amazon from a lawsuit here in D. C. He sees. Attorney general says he's filed an antitrust suit against the retail giant You see, Attorney General Karl Racine says the suit is about protecting the consumer Amazons monopoly power enables it to effectively imposes most favored nations agreements. And charge its third party sellers, much higher fees and commissions than its platform competitors. Those fees trickle down to the buyer who Racine says is paying more through Amazon because of its estimated 50 to 70% share of the online sales market. We need affair online marketplace that expands the options available. The district residents when they shop online, Meghan Cloherty w T O P News as part of a statement of response, A spokesperson for Amazon says quote the relief of the aid the ages seeks would force Amazon to feature higher prices to customers oddly going against core objectives of antitrust law. In other news to Virginia, members of Congress want more transparency when it comes to how much taxpayer money is spent on police misconduct lawsuits in a CNBC op Ed Congressman Don Beyer and Senator Tim Kaine say municipalities often settle suits in secret to avoid controversy, and in some cases, the money spent on them has the potential to defund other municipal services. Byron Caine introduced a bill that would require federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to report to the Justice Department how much they spend a year on police misconduct, judgments and settlements. This push comes as the nation marks the one year anniversary of George Floyd's Killing by Minneapolis police officer two weeks from today. June 8th Virginia holds its Democratic primary election for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. More than 50,000. People have already cast a ballot. Unlike Virginia, Republicans who selected their statewide candidates threw a party convention. The Democrats are having a primary and a lot of voters have made up their mind. Already. We've seen a huge uptick in the number of early voters in Virginia since four years ago. Chris Piper. The Commissioner, Virginia's Department of Elections, says 54,000. People have voted early so far in 2017 and all just 39,000 voted early and that year featured both Democrats and Republicans holding primaries in person. Early voting runs through June 5th. But if you want to ballot mailed to you, that deadline is approaching this week. You'd need to request a ballot by Friday. Nick I Nelly. W T o P News in time in Maryland. Former Attorney general Doug Gansler is officially running for governor again, becoming the fifth Democrat in the race. He last ran in 2014. Gansler is highlighting his two decades in public service, saying his experience makes him uniquely qualified to lead this state. Before he was attorney general. He was Montgomery County's top prosecutor up ahead on double D. T. OBY. The city of Minneapolis is honoring George Floyd today, one year after his murder at the hands of police. I'll take you live to the city to learn whether the past year.
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"P on this Tuesday May 25th 2021 son starting to pop through, We've reached 75 in Washington. Good afternoon. I'm Sean. Interesting. I'm Hilary Howard here. The top stories were covering this hour. DC's auditor says there were mistakes in the 2020 police shooting of 18 year old Dion K in Southeast in a new use of force report or after the new use of force Report, D. C. Prosecutors say. There was deadly force in the shooting, and it was justified. Wt. Opie's Neal Augenstein breaks it down. The use of force report conducted by DC Auditor Kathy Patterson shows police officers acted recklessly and without a plan. It says that that moment Officer Alexander Alvarez was justified in shooting Dion K as K ran toward him with a gun, but police had no tactical plan beforehand. Patterson said. Police squandered any opportunity to do Escalate the situation and avoid the need for a split second decision, the report says. Police chief Robert Conti is already instituting recommendations, including a policy on foot pursuits. Neil Organ Stained wtl P news to Virginia members of Congress want more transparency when it comes to how much taxpayer money is spent on police misconduct lawsuits in a CNBC op Ed congressman Don Beyer and Senator Tim Kaine. Say you mean communities often settle such suits in secret to avoid controversy. In some cases, the money spent on them has the potential to defund other municipal services. Byron Caine have introduced a bill that would require federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to report to the Justice Department, the amount they spend each year on police misconduct, judgments and settlements. Push comes as the nation marks the one year anniversary today of George Floyd's killing by a Minneapolis police officer Two weeks from today on June 8th Virginia holds its Democratic primary election for governor, Lieutenant governor and attorney general. More than 50,000. People have already cast a ballot. Unlike Virginia, Republicans who selected their statewide candidates threw a party convention. The Democrats are having a primary and a lot of voters have made up their mind. Already, we've seen a huge uptick in the number of early voters in Virginia City. Four years ago. Chris Piper, the commissioner, Virginia's Department of election, says 54,000 people have voted early so far in 2017 and all just 39,000 voted early and that year featured both Democrats and Republicans holding primaries in person. Early voting runs through June 5th. But if you want to ballot mailed to you, that deadline is approaching this week. You'd need to request a ballot by Friday. Nick I Nelly. W T o P News. While in Maryland, former Attorney General Doug Gansler is running for governor. Again. He becomes the fifth. The Democrat in the race. Gansler last ran for governor in 2014. Now he is highlighting his two decades and public service. He says his experience makes him uniquely qualified to lead the state. Before he was attorney general. He was Montgomery County's top prosecutor. Other Democrats in the race right now includes state Comptroller Peter Franchot, former Prince George's county executive, right. Sure, Baker, former U. S. Education Secretary John King and Baltimore business owner Mike Rosen about Republicans so far only have one declared candidate, State Commerce Secretary Kelly Shoals 306. It's HQ to maybe going in across the river, but that did not protect Amazon from a local lawsuit. D. C s attorney general says he's filed an antitrust suit against the retail behemoth. D C. Attorney General Karl Racine says the suit is about protecting the consumer Amazons monopoly power enables it to effectively impose its most favored nations agreements. And charge its third party sellers, much higher fees and commissions than its platform competitors. Those fees trickle down to the buyer who Racine says is paying more through Amazon because of its estimated 50 to 70% share of the online sales market. We need their online marketplace that expands the options available. The district residents when they shop online. Meghan Cloherty w T. O P News and part of a statement to the spokesperson from Amazon says the relief the EIJI seeks would force Amazon to feature higher prices to customers Oddly going against core objectives of antitrust law Ban on Double D T O P. The Secret Service is the topic of an eye opening new book. We will Talk with the author, Washington Post National Investigative reporter Carol Lanig. It's 307 breaking up is hard to do. Just when you think you're ready to leave. You talk yourself back into stay. And when it comes to your wireless carrier, you know you.
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"O V. It's Tuesday morning, the 25th of May. Clowns in 63 degrees. We're heading near 80 today. Good morning. I'm Mork, Lois and I'm Deborah Feinstein here. The top local stories We're following this hour in a new use of force. Report. DCs auditor says mistakes were made in the 2020 shooting of 18 year old Dion K in Southeast D. C. And it comes after prosecutors said use of deadly force was justified in the shooting. The use of force report conducted by DC Auditor Kathy Patterson shows police officers acted recklessly and without a plan. It says that that moment officer Alexander Alvarez was justified in shooting Dion K as K ran toward him with a gun, but police had no tactical plan beforehand. Patterson said Police squandered any opportunity to de escalate the situation and avoid the need for a split second decision. The report says. Police chief Robert Conti is already instituting recommendations, including a policy on foot pursuits. Neil Organ Stain Wtl P News to Virginia members of Congress want more information on how much taxpayer money has been spent on police misconduct lawsuits. It comes as the nation is marking today, the one year anniversary of George Floyd's killing by a Minneapolis police officer. In an op ed on CNBC Congressman Don Beyer and Virginia Senator Tim Kaine say little is known about the exact cost to lawmakers to a taxpayer's rather on police misconduct lawsuits. The two have introduced a bill that would create a national database requiring federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to report to the Justice Department, the amount they spend annually on police misconduct, judgments and settlements. Lawmakers say municipalities often settle these lawsuits in secret to avoid controversy, and in some cases, the money taxpayer spend on police misconduct suits has the potential to defund other municipal services. Well, two weeks from today on June 8th Virginia holds its Democratic primary election for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. More than 50,000. People have already cast a ballot. Unlike Virginia, Republicans who selected their statewide candidates threw a party convention. The Democrats are having a primary and a lot of voters have made up their mind. Already. We've seen a huge uptick in the number of early voters in Virginia since four years ago. Chris Piper, the commissioner, Virginia's department of election, says 54,000 people of Did early so far in 2017 and all just 39,000 voted early and that year featured both Democrats and Republicans holding primaries in person. Early voting runs through June 5th. But if you want to ballot mailed to you, that deadline is approaching this week. You'd need to request a ballot by Friday. Nick I. Nelly w T. O P NEWS 11 06. Maryland is very close now to meeting its goal of having 70% of residents vaccinated by Memorial Day. And it's continuing efforts to reach that goal. The state is launching Ah lottery Give away today, all state residents who've had it least one covert vaccine shot are automatically entered to win. The joint today is the first of 40 consecutive days of drawings for a $40,000 prize in a final drawing on July 4th will be worth $400,000. The lottery was announced by Governor Larry Hogan last week in an effort to reach a goal of 70% of Maryland adults being vaccinated by Memorial Day weekend. Our mission is to ensure that no arms Left behind to be eligible. A participant must be a Maryland resident 18 and over who has been vaccinated in the state. Everyone who has been vaccinated already will be automatically entered into the drawing occasion. James to BU T o P news. And D. C is trying a new approach to get people vaccinated. It's employing faith and community based groups to set up clinics. Past the Bible when schedule a vaccination that, according to the D. C Department of health, which now says it will allow faith based organizations and community groups to schedule vaccination drives in order to participate, The groups have to be able to host two events when using the Fizer maternal vaccines, they will also need to guarantee a certain number of people will participate. The final element staff and volunteers to assist the vaccinators. People who will help with check in wiping down surfaces and managing the flow of people. In this case, the district is literally praying for its success. Del Walters. W. T o P News 11 07. They're having a constant leak. We could not figure out what was wrong and I was very excited when exterior medics came out here and looked at it, and they were able to identify the issue. My favorite part about working with exterior medics really is the people. They just really make you feel special, and.
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"Prior to becoming attorney general. He was Montgomery County's top prosecutor. Gansler's 2014 bid for governor fell short in the Democratic primary. Other Democrats and the race this time include. State comptroller Peter Franchot, former Prince George's County executive returned Baker, former U. S Education Secretary John King and Baltimore business owner Mike Rosenbaum. Republicans have only one declared candidate thus far, it is state Commerce Secretary Kelly Schultz. The Virginia Democratic primary election set for June. 8th is two weeks from today, but tens of thousands of voters have already made up their minds. 54,000 people have voted early so far on the Virginia Democratic primary election to put that in perspective back in 2017. When both parties were holding statewide primaries, just 39,000 participated in early voting. Looking back. Historically, we've already surpassed the total number of absentee voters for all of 2017. Chris Piper, the commissioner of Virginia's Department of Elections, Only the Democrats are holding a primary for statewide offices this year, including governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general because Republicans have already selected their candidates threw a party convention earlier this month. Nick I. Nelly w. T. O P NEWS Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is vowing to bring a bill to the Senate floor this week that would create an independent commission to investigate and report on the January 6th attack on the capital. But the fate of that commission remains in doubt. With the vast majority of Senate Republicans opposing the bill. Utah Senator Mitt Romney is the only Republican senator to say thus far that he would vote Yes for the January six commission. The House approved that 9 11 style commission last week, with 35 Republicans joining Democrats to support the measure. Coming up in money news. A big bolstered headquarters relocates. I'm Jeff label 10 24 Right now, more.