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"A closet and said at some point he pulled out a knife. Frederick city police chief Jason Lando says officers fired shots after he ignored multiple commands to drop the knife. It's important to note that officers immediately after firing shots began to render aid, they performed CPR to the best of their abilities. They called for an ambulance. They did everything they could to resuscitate the male, but his injuries were too severe. The man was wanted on a warrant for parole or probation violation, police did not identify the man or provide any other details about the incident. If your drive this afternoon includes the George Washington memorial Parkway, you may need to take another route. The park service has shut down the northbound lanes of the GW Parkway between spout run Parkway and route one 23. Officials are working to recover a car that was abandoned below the level of the roadway near Donaldson run. That car has been there since the massive snowstorm in January of 2022. The operation will require lots of equipment and time the park service says hopes to have the roadway completely reopened by about four this afternoon. What's next after high school? Some students go to college, others are ready to start their career. It's essential that we make customer service a priority because customer services will keep the money rolling. It's a student at Jackson Reed high school is studying for a career in hospitality and tourism. Others are getting ready for careers in healthcare or robotics. Our students will earn industry sort of patients in many hard to feel areas. And it's exciting and safe that they get to do that work while they're in high school. School Chancellor Louis therapy and state superintendent of education, Christina grant, say more than 4800 students are enrolled in career and technical education across 16 high schools. In northwest, Neil. If you're looking for another way to get around without using your car, how about a water taxi? It's the season for cruising the Potomac river, city cruise is Washington says it's Potomac water taxis
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"The money rolling out. The student at Jackson Reed high school is studying for a career in hospitality and tourism. Others are getting ready for careers in healthcare or robotics. Our students will earn industry sort of patience and many hard to feel areas. And it's exciting and safe that they get to do that work while they're in high school. School Chancellor Louis therapy and state superintendent of education, Christina grant, say more than 4800 students are enrolled in career and technical education across 16 high schools. In northwest, Neil all I can stay in WTO. Federal aviation administration has launched an investigation into yet another close call between two aircraft, this one at Boston Logan international airport this week, Monday evening. CBS correspondent lily a Luciano has more. Another close call at one of the nation's major airports. This one between a jet blue commercial plane only moments away from landing in Boston when a private jet passed onto the runway and took off without clearance. The FAA is blaming the charter flights pilot, saying the tower told the pilot to wait short of the runway. Flight aware shows the JetBlue plane just 100 feet from the ground before it pulls up. The close call at Logan is the latest near miss involving commercial aircraft in just the past few months. There was one that John F K airport in New York and January a second in Austin, Texas and February and a third off the coast of Hawaii back in December. You are listening to one O 3.5 FM and WTO P dot com. You don't know when or where a breaking news is going to happen. Or where you'll be when it does. We're talking to
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"Refund is only available for a limited time. Go to get refunds dot com. That's get refunds dot com. This is WTO P news. 5 23. Well, if you drive a Nissan heads up, the automaker is recalling more than 800,000 SUVs because of a problem that could cause the engine to shut off while the vehicle is being driven. The key to this vehicle is the culprit. This involves one of Nissan's most popular models, the rogue of the rogue sport various versions from 2014 through 2022. The key has an issue that can allow it to be accidentally turned while driving. Potentially cutting off the engine. No crashes or injuries have been reported. Jeff Gilbert in Detroit, Nissan says it's still working on a fix, read more at WTO P dot com search recalls. Helicopter noise takes a toll on emotional well-being and even building structures. That's the word from D.C. congressional delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, who wants to make life better for city residents, so the Democrat has introduced a bill to make helicopters fly at the highest allowable altitude when over the district. The only exceptions would be active law enforcement investigations moving the president and vice president and anything related to safety. So what's next after high school? Some students go to college, but others they're ready to start their careers right now. It's essential that we make customer service a priority because customer services would keep the money rolling out. It's a student at Jackson Reed high school a studying for a career in hospitality and tourism. Others are getting ready for careers in healthcare or robotics. Our students will earn industry patients in many hard to feel areas. And it's exciting and safe that they get to do that work while they're in high school. School Chancellor Louis therapy in state superintendent of education, Christina grant, say more than 4800 students are enrolled in career and technical education across 16 high schools. In northwest, Neil. Sports at 25 and 55 powered by Red River, technology decisions aren't black and white. Think red. It is all you, George Wallace. All right, Hillary, let's talk capitals hockey, trade deadline coming up and a couple moves today, caps to acquire Rasmus sandin. He's a 23 years old from Toronto for Eric Gustafson
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"In downtown Manchester, New Hampshire is known for its food and is a must stop for any presidential candidate. You have to walk through these doors in order to get into that Oval Office. But co owner, Amanda whitby worries that might change. Democrats go through with a plan to drop the grain of state as their first primary. Every four years, they descend upon us and I think a lot of people customers would be disappointed that was taken from us. Democrats are set to approve a new calendar Saturday that moves South Carolina's primary to the front, followed by a combo of New Hampshire and Nevada three days later. That CBS senior White House correspondent Ed O'Keefe in New Hampshire. D.C. has already spent millions on tutoring efforts to help students recover from the pandemic. And now the city is expanding those efforts. 9 organizations ranging from American university to Horton's kids will receive grants to fund the tutoring sessions. Mayor muriel Bowser says the $7 million investment will allow the city to reach more students. That will allow these organizations to work with 3600 more students over the next 20 months. High impact tutoring usually occurs in small groups for at least 90 minutes per week, superintendent Christina grant. Our 9 new providers are going to focus on math and literacy. They're going to think differently about how they provide individualized service. Grant expects the city to exceed its goal of providing tutoring to 10,000 kids by September 2024. Scott gelman, WTO P news. Coming up after traffic and weather, 80 for Brady is in theaters this weekend, does it work? Will you go with no football to watch? We'll explore that with vulture critic Jen chaney, just a few minutes. 1236 This Valentine's, it will be love at first sight when you see diamonds directs classics collection. This must have collection includes diamond study rings, diamond hoop earrings, diamond
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"A new bill in Maryland aims to stop police from conducting searches based on the smell of cannabis during traffic stops. It comes several months after voters overwhelmingly approved a referendum, making recreational marijuana legal. Supporters argued in yesterday's Senate judicial proceedings committee hearing that allowing police to conduct a search base solely solely on the smell, creates an opportunity for selective enforcement. Here's attorney Malcolm ruff. Once we make marijuana legal for millions of adults in Maryland, the smell will no longer be indicative of that criminal activity is probably a foot or even that there's suspicion that criminal activity is occurring. Now, opponents of the bill say the smell could indicate there's a larger amount in the car, which would be illegal. Oftentimes there are very significant felony arrests that come out of a probable search based on the order of marijuana. That is sheriff Mike Lewis of Y kamako county. D.C. has already spent millions on tutoring efforts to help students recover from the pandemic now. The city is expanding those efforts. 9 organizations ranging from American university to Horton's kids will receive grants to fund the tutoring sessions. Mayor muriel Bowser says the $7 million investment will allow the city to reach more students. That will allow these organizations to work with 3600 more students over the next 20 months. High impact tutoring usually occurs in small groups for at least 90 minutes per week, superintendent Christina grant. Our 9 new providers are going to focus on math and literacy. They're going to think differently about how they provide individualized service. Grant expects the city to exceed its goal of providing tutoring to 10,000 kids by September 2024. Scott gelman. A program that offers virtual mental health services to fairfax county high school students is being postponed a fairfax county fairfax county public school says the pilot program was supposed to launch in January, but the school system now says it will take another few months. That's because it's still finalizing things with the vendor over cybersecurity requirements. The county allotted $500,000 for the program in its budget. More than 50% of U.S. adults support ending the sale of all tobacco products, a new study from the CDC also found that nearly two thirds of people polled say they want menthol cigarettes banned. The poll published yesterday in the journal preventing chronic disease included more than 6000 U.S. adults surveyed in 2021 before the FDA proposed a ban on menthol cigarettes
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"Friends. Remembering Robert Cunningham this week, the metro mechanic who intervened, you'll remember to help a customer and was shot and killed at the Potomac avenue station Tuesday this week Metro general manager Randy Clark calls Robert Cunningham a hero, but his coworker and friend Greg Bowen junior tells NBC four, he was a gentle giant. We lost a shining star of somebody who cared someone who was dedicated to making sure that the system ran great, not just for himself or for a job, but for everybody else around was coworkers to be safe. What a public to get back and forth. If you genuinely care. Metro established an online fundraiser for the 64 year old mechanic, who leaves behind a wife and four children, which is well past its $25,000 goal, find that link at WTO P dot com. Megan cloher, WTO news. In Arlington county, Wakefield high school, which was put on lockdown twice, just this week will be closed today, Friday February 3rd. Officials say the school building will still be open during normal hours to provide counseling services and mental health support for students and staff. The school was placed under a lockdown just after noon, Thursday for the report of a possible trespasser at the time, the lockdown was lifted three hours later at the student's normal dismissal time. There was also a lockdown on Tuesday, this week after a student was then found unconscious in a bathroom with a drug overdose. That student remains were told in critical condition this morning. D.C. has already spent millions on high impact tutoring efforts to help students recover from the COVID pandemic. Now the city is expanding those efforts apparently. 9 organizations ranging from American university to Horton's kids will receive grants to fund the tutoring sessions. Mayor muriel Bowser says the $7 million investment will allow the city to reach more students. That will allow these organizations to work with 3600 more students over the next 20 months. High impact tutoring usually occurs in small groups for at least 90 minutes per week. Superintendent Christina grant are 9 new providers are going to focus on math and literacy. They're going to think differently about how they provide individualized service. Grant expects the city to exceed its goal of providing tutoring to 10,000 kids by September 2024. Scott gelman, WTO P news. Three O 6, already offered at other parts of the region, now locally, the prince George's county council is considering the plan we're told to offer rebates for outdoor security cameras for both residents and businesses alike. County council committee took up a measure to offer rebates to people who set up security cameras outside their home. This is a step in the right direction. Juanita agnew's 13 year old son Jay is was shot and killed while he was raking leaves on her front yard last year. Neither she nor her neighbors had cameras. This will be a benefit for all of us. Under the proposal residents could get up to $200 back for a camera and $100 to help defray the cost of a subscription. Crystal or chairs the committee. My goal is to get this under between 250, a $100,000. In the measure pass committee easily. John dome in WTO P news. Three O 7 the lease on Camden yard in Baltimore will expire at the end of this year. So Maryland governor westmore and the Baltimore Orioles are announcing a partnership this week to help give Camden yard a little spruce up, if you will. And the joint statement they say, the public private partnership will help upgrade the ballpark and help develop projects in the surrounding areas. The General Assembly passed legislation just last year that included a new lease agreement for the O's. It will provide nearly 600 million for those improvements. It's three O 7, traffic and weather coming right up on
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"Future students. In northeast D.C., Luke Luger WTO pinos. There's reason to celebrate the latest D.C. schools report card, nearly 75% of students earned a diploma this year, a roughly 2% improvement from 2021. That number also includes charter schools. School superintendent, doctor Christina grant says they're proud of the growth and will continue preparing students for college, careers and life after school. Four 25 money news 25 and 55, they barely got over the line here, Jeff clay. It does snap a four day losing streak, but the Dow is not up much by the clothes just 92 points. The S&P 500 Index up just four, the NASDAQ finished the day up just one point. Wells Fargo will pay a record $3.7 billion settlement with the government over a laundry list of years long's allegations of mistreating customers, including mismanagement of car loans, mortgages, and deposit accounts. The scandals have so far cost Wells Fargo to CEOs their jobs. The vast majority of homeowners with a mortgage are current, the mortgage bankers association says 96% are. But among homeowners who went through forbearance assistance during the pandemic only 78% occurring. One measure of D.C. restaurant business indicates it's back to pre-pandemic levels, sales, taxes, collected from D.C. restaurants in August, topped August 2019. One sales tax that remained steady all the way through the pandemic was liquor. In fact, liquor sales taxes peaked in August 2020 at the height of lockdowns. Jeff Cleveland WTO news. Money news brought to you by sandy spring bank. In
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"Sports. The top stories we're following for you today on WTO P, a former Catholic archdiocese of Washington employee has been sentenced to 6 years in prison for siphoning off more than $400,000 from the church. There's plenty to do this Labor Day weekend events include a concert from the national symphony orchestra on the west lawn of the capitol tonight, the D.C. jazz fest at the wharf continues through today and there are parades tomorrow in greenbelt and Gaithersburg. Four people have been shot in capital heights and one of them has died. Meanwhile, shots were fired outside a movie theater in Largo, no one was hit but a woman was hurt running away. Stay with WTO for more on these stories in just minutes. We've been telling you about a Chesapeake Bay lighthouse that's being auctioned off by the federal government and now we're getting more details. The hooper island lighthouse sits about four miles off the shore of middle hooper island. It was built in 1902 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It's just a really, really interesting historic property. Obviously there are challenges. It does need maintenance and repair. Will Powell with the general services administration says bidding starts at $15,000, but at last word, no bidders have come forward. They may be put off by a bunch of rules and restrictions, for example, you're not allowed to live in the lighthouse. 24 hour occupancy is prohibited. The only time that you can sort of an overnight there is if you're doing maintenance, you're doing work on White House to repair at that kind of thing. The auction started August 8th and the deadline to place a bid is September 21st, you can see photos of the lighthouse at WTO P dot com. There's been plenty of concern about students falling behind because of the pandemic and some new numbers out show D.C. out of D.C. show the concern is well founded. Standardized tests from last year confirms the pandemic led to some learning loss effectively everywhere with D.C.'s deputy mayor for education as Paul Khan. The most harm from the pandemic done to students who have the greatest need. The math proficiency rates drop substantially across Paul grapes. D.C. state superintendent for education, Christina grant says only 31% of students were at or above grade level in English and language arts, too. But kind says interim data gathered recently suggest that students are indeed on a path to recovery. Read the full breakdown at WTO dot com. John dome in WTO P news. 6 48. Two Steve dresner in the traffic center. Two Marilyn and we're still dealing with the closure on the northbound side of the BW Parkway at the capitol beltway all traffic being diverted off onto the inner loop if you're trying to access the adder loop of the beltway from that area may want to move over to two O one or four 50. Otherwise, a beltway is traveling well, both directions throughout prince George's county and Montgomery county were in decent shape on 95, no problems reported on two 70 from the I 70 interchange up in Frederick all the way down to the lane divide in Bethesda, free folks trying to get an early start out to the shore point saw clary span route 50 from the capitol beltway out to the Chesapeake Bay bridge currently we have two lanes hitting eastbound three going westbound, no issues along route three O one or at the nice Mac Middleton bridge In Virginia is still dealing with a broken down in Alexandria on the southbound side of three 95 after duke street that incident currently blocking the right lane not causing much as far as delays are concerned. Quiet on the bell William both directions in Virginia and traffic moving well on 66, 95 traveling incident free. No problems report currently from the Springfield interchange down over the oka kwon hitting southbound all the way down to the Fredericksburg area, but the express lanes do remain pointed in the northbound direction. Periton the doing the doing the camp be done for national security because our way of life depends how to visit periton dot com for more information. Steve dresner, WTO traffic. And your forecast from storm team four is Samara Theodore. As we continue to push through a holiday weekend, today provides partly sunny conditions. Still a good day to get out there and hit up the grill or head out and do some activities with the kiddos, temperatures are going to be in the upper 80s, close to 90. So another hot day tonight, temperatures fall into the low 70s, and we're partly cloudy. Now for our actual Labor Day, we have some rain chances. A shot or a chance is possible in the morning and then it's looking like we could see some thunderstorms later in the day into your Monday night. High temperatures for your Labor Day will be in the upper 80s. When it's not raining, it is looking partly sunny to mostly cloudy. By Tuesday, the shower chances increase we're likely to see rain with highs on Tuesday in the low 80s, tapering off Wednesday, high temperatures on Wednesday in the low 80s with sunshine returning in full effect in highs in the mid 80s by Thursday. I'm storm team four meteorologist Samara Theodore. We're just 63° in manassas this morning 73 at metro center in 64 and Frederick Maryland brought to you by dulles glass for all your glass mirror and shower door needs visit dulles glass dot com, dulles glass
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"Tutoring your superintendent Christina grant. We are continuing our high impact tutoring campaign. We're going to make sure that more than 4000 students have access to small group and frequent high quality tutoring sessions. And targeting a lot of those investments in resources and our highest needs schools. Grant says DCP S will also prioritize mental health and support for LGBTQ students in the new school year. Coming up disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein is back in court today. It's 9 43. The time has come, you need a new roof. That qualifies as a major project, so you don't want just any company replacing your roof, you want the roofing experts. And you want it done right the first time, right? This is George Wallace. And if that's the case, you need to pick up the phone right now called Patrick fingers at new look home design. New look home designer has installed over 40,000 rooms for happy homeowners. In fact, on average, they install one roof every hour. So you know they have the experience you want when working on your home. New look offers same day onsite or virtual estimates, a 3D rendering of your home and line by line pricing so you know exactly what you're paying for. Oh, and don't forget about the lifetime warranty so you know they stand behind their work. Through August 31st, new look is offering 50% off all roofing materials plus no payments, no interest financing for 12 months. Do the math folks get your new roof now and make no payments for a full year. Do what I in over 40,000 homeowners have done, call new look home design. 802 7 9 5300 or visit new look home design dot
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"Sport. Here are the top stories we're following this hour on WTO, Maryland's governor has ordered state police to suspend the use of existing standards, requiring a good and substantial reason to issue a permit to carry a gun. Governor Larry Hogan says the Maryland requirement is now unconstitutional after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a similar provision in New York. A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on a 4th of July parade in suburban Chicago yesterday, killing at least 6 and wounding dozens more following an hour's long search, a 21 year old man has now been taken into custody. WNBA star Brittany griner making an appeal directly to President Biden, it arrived in a letter at The White House yesterday. She tells the president she fears she may never return home. She's being held in a Russian jail and is being tried on charges of possessing cannabis oil. Stay with WTO much more on all of these stories coming up in minutes. D.C. has learned that gay, lesbian, or transgender kids, have a disproportionately higher risk of being hurt or hurting themselves. And that's pushing the city to take action. The findings from the D.C. youth risk behavior survey were startling enough that the city's school superintendent wanted to tackle them head on. Here's why. It tells us that our D.C. used that identify as lesbian gay bisexual or transgendered disproportionately experienced health risks as suicidal thoughts and ideations or sexual violence. Christina grant says a new three year program will help by training teachers how to recognize signs of trouble and help. There will also be a renewed effort to educate about sexually transmitted infections like HIV for middle and high schoolers. Grant says the goal is to ensure
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"Some people thought they were hearing fireworks, it turned out, of course, to be gunshots, there is still no motive for the shooting. Those at the parade still can not believe what they witnessed. That's crazy. Yeah, I've never seen anything like it. CBS News special report. I'm Steve futterman. D.C. has learned a gay lesbian or transgender kids have a disproportionately higher risk of being hurt or hurting themselves and that is pushing the city into action. The findings from the D.C. youth risk behavior survey were startling enough that the city's school superintendent wanted to tackle them head on. Here's why. It tells us that our D.C. used that identify as lesbian gay bisexual or transgendered disproportionately experienced health risks as suicidal thoughts and ideations or sexual violence. Christina grant says a new three year program will help by training teachers how to recognize signs of trouble and help. There will also be a renewed effort to educate about sexually transmitted infections like HIV for middle and high schoolers. Grant says the goal is to ensure teachers create supportive classroom environments. Hillary Howard WTO news. The $764,000 cost is being paid for with federal stimulus money. Back in the 60s, the lifespan of a person with down syndrome was just ten years. Now such a lifespan can last 60 years, but until recently there were no guidelines for treating, the special health problems many adults with down syndrome face. The global down syndrome foundation is out with a guide for family members and caretakers, the right recommendations touch on the most common health problems, things like behavioral issues, dementia, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, instability of the bones at the base of the skull and neck, osteoporosis, thyroid issues, and celiac
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"Initially. Some people thought they were hearing fireworks, it turned out, of course, to be gunshots. There is still no motive for the shooting. Those at the parade still can not believe what they witnessed. That's crazy. Yeah, I've never seen anything like it. CBS News special report. I'm Steve futterman. D.C. has learned that gay lesbian or transgender kids have a disproportionately higher risk of being hurt or hurting themselves and that is pushing the city to action. The findings from the D.C. youth risk behavior survey were startling enough that the city's school superintendent wanted to tackle them head on. Here's why. It tells us that our D.C. used that identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered, disproportionately experienced health risks as suicidal thoughts and ideations or sexual violence. Christina grant says a new three year program will help by training teachers how to recognize signs of trouble and help. There will also be a renewed effort to educate about sexually transmitted infections like HIV for middle and high schoolers. Grant says the goal is to ensure teachers create supportive classroom environments. Hillary Howard WTO news. The $764,000 cost is being paid for with federal stimulus money. It is two 24. Back in the 60s, the lifespan of a person with down syndrome was just ten years. Now such a lifespan can last 60 years, but until recently there were no guidelines for treating the special health problems many adults with down syndrome faced. The global down syndrome foundation is out with a guide for family members and caretakers. The recommendations touch on the most common health problems, things like behavioral issues, dementia, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, instability of the bones at the base of the skull and neck, osteoporosis, thyroid issues, and celiac disease
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"Year investment to make sure LGBTQ+ students feel safe at school. The city is offering training programs for teachers and will help fund D.C.'s health STI and HIV prevention initiatives for middle and high schoolers. It'll cost about $764,000, and it'll be paid for using federal stimulus funds. Christina grant, the city state superintendent, says the goal is to ensure to ensure teachers create supportive classroom environments. What we know just based on our D.C. use risk behavior survey. That survey looks at a broad analysis of youth health risk behaviors and it tells us that our D.C. used that identify as lesbian gay bisexual or transgender, disproportionately experience health risks as suicidal thoughts and ideations or sexual violence. The city also says it will review policies to make sure they match national standards for supporting LGBTQ+ students. Herschel woody Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II will lie in honor at the U.S. capitol. He died last week at the age of 98. He was a legend in his native West Virginia for his heroics under fire, over several crucial hours at the Battle of Iwo Jima, West Virginia senator Joe Manchin announced the honor at a memorial yesterday where Williams was remembered for his courage humility and selflessness. Money news at 25 and 55 to Jeff clay bomb. The entertainment industry was hit hard by the pandemic, but it has bounced back. The movie industry is expected to hit a
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"The top stories we're following this hour Russian forces suffering heavy losses after the Ukrainian military destroyed a floating bridge that they were crossing in the country's east Ukrainian officials say it's another sign that Russia is struggling to salvage a war that isn't going their way The lawyer for WNBA star Brittany griner says her pre trial detention in Russia has been extended by a month He says the relatively short extension indicates there will be a trial soon Griner has been detained since February Elon Musk says his plan to buy Twitter is temporarily on hold He's trying to figure out how many spam and fake accounts there are on the social media platforms For more on these stories in just minutes We know that many students have fallen behind academically during the pandemic The district is now rolling out a tutoring program to get them back on track It's called high impact tutoring where muriel Bowser has announced a $20 million investment in the program over the next two academic school years This is another investment that will support accelerated learning as we are continuing to navigate all aspects of recovery That's D.C. state superintendent Christina grant how it works 12 community based organizations have received grants to provide tutoring The goal is to serve more than 9000 students Grant says this specific program will take place on a more frequent basis and will make sure each student has individual access to meet their specific needs And decide impact tutoring investment is a byproduct of a new reality of what we will need in schools Melissa Howell WTO penis Coming up in money news More than 400 points Who's the D.C. area's biggest tech employer I'm Jeff cable It's one 18 Time for traffic and weather on the 8s Carlos Ramirez in the WTO traffic center Thank you very much If you're headed on the southbound side of the George Washington memorial Parkway your slow going from just after one 23 all the way down towards a spout run Parkway north side doesn't seem to be affected the delays southbound are because of a work zone In order to live with the bell while you're slow as you head up towards the American legion bridge however no where crews are anything like that headed through that area If you're headed northbound on one 23 through Tyson's just after the beltway watch out for the work crew near the McLean metro there you can have a single left lane getting by for the work crew and watch out if you're trying to access one 23 from the inner loop of the beltway watch out on that ramp You will be about halfway across when you notice all those brake lights because of the work zone So many you get on that ramp slow down as much as you can so you don't cause an accident scene If you're headed on the southbound side of 95 you got your usual volume delays here as you make your way south of lorton all the way down towards a Stafford exit It gets particularly rough right between the triangle and a quiet harbor exits So do plan ahead Route one might be an option there depending on how late you're going Northbound side and 95 on and off delays from Dale City up towards newington and if you're headed in the district watch out for this A disabled vehicle causing headaches right now who'd have thought left lane is blocked near main avenue causing brake lights back towards south capital street D.C. two 95 You're jammed up in both directions for the work crew that's there near Pennsylvania avenue It's the same one we've been dealing with for a little while now Left side is blocked You should have two right lanes available to you but of course that's enough to cause delays Inbound side of third street tunnel you're pretty slow but no incidents reported your usual brake lights there for the slowdowns at the light Northbound side of VW Parkway slow all the way up towards the Laurel exits but no delays reported Carlos Ramirez or no accidents reported Carlos Ramirez WTO be traffic And here's storm team four's Mike's Jennifer Widely scattered showers at a risk of thunderstorms this afternoon at times though some dry weather so not a washout It could be rather muggy our highs will.
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"At WTO dot com The national is now start a series tonight with dusty baker and the Astros are coming off that four one loss Yes they afternoon to the mets Dave Johnson a util sports The top stories we're following for you on WTO P British officials say that Russia lost significant numbers of troops and important equipment when Ukrainian forces thwarted their attempt to cross a river in the east Ukrainian authorities meanwhile opened the first war crimes trial of the conflict today a Russian soldier stands accused of killing a civilian in the early days of the war WNBA star Brittany griner has had her pretrial detention in Russia extended by one month The Biden administration says griner is being wrongfully detained there She's accused of having vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis Elon Musk says his plan to buy Twitter is temporarily on hold as he tries to pinpoint the exact number of spam and fake accounts on the social media platform Keep it here on WTO for more on these top stories in minutes Students who fell behind during the pandemic are the target of a multi-million dollar plan in the district More than 9000 students are expected to benefit from the new high impact tutoring program a $20 million initiative that will take place over the next two academic school years We have a targeted focus on vulnerable students We want to remove the access barrier from this conversation D.C. state superintendent Christina grant says the program will focus on the individual needs of each student with the help of 12 community based organizations Now part of the investment includes training for tutors as well So far about 2400 students have used the program We hope that the impact will show us that tutoring should be a part of our ecosystem for some time to come Melissa Howell WTO news Stay with us still to come in money news Or you can buy a nice house for a $128,000 I'm Jeff cueball We're listening It's ten 18 Traffic and weather on the 8s to Carlos Ramirez in the traffic center Thanks so much I kind of want to go back to Jeff clay boss story but we'll talk about this If you're headed on 66 as I mentioned the work zones are out there If you're headed westbound after nutly street you're going to see them along the right hand side of the roadway they'll be there until just after one 23 so stay along the left Now on the eastbound side sounds like they are setting up a new work zone there as well right by one 23 you should see them along the left hand side Here's the problem with that sounds like there might still be that disabled vehicle along the right hand side of the roadway just before the beltway though those delays are basically cleared up so if anything needs more than likely over on the shoulder by now fingers crossed of course southbound 95 slow between lorton and one 23 no incidents though that's the good part of that If you're in the district watch out for this Massachusetts avenue near Thomas circle looks like they've got a utility issue of some sort so the lane that goes under the underpass is currently close So you will likely have to just go ahead and take the actual circle to get around that relatively simple Sound bound D.C. two 95 you're all jammed up basically from bedding road down towards the 11th street bridge outer loop slow in the usual spots between one 90 or between I 95 and over towards Georgia avenue This looks like we might still have some crash activity on the outer loop mostly on the shoulder just before 95 So watch out for them there as well as slow going on the BW Parkway near the direction headed to and from one 98 but no incidents there However now I want to talk about route one If you're headed on the southbound side headed through elkridge sounds like a medical emergency of some sort so there is a pretty heavy response through that area soon after 8 95 on your approach towards it's going to be old Old Washington wrote to watch out for those delays there in either direction looks like there's a bit of a distraction on the northbound side Island flavors have arrived at tropical smoothie cafe try their new tropical teriyaki flatbread and dragon fruit ore star fruit smoothies for a taste of the tropics today Official smoothies of the Washington Nationals Carlos Ramirez traffic All right let's get the word on our Friday and weekend weather storm team four's Mike stennis is joining us live now Mike isn't going to be difficult to avoid The Rain for the next couple of days I think it's going to stick around.
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"Some of the Baltimore business owners whose property was damaged are now getting paid It's coming 7 years after the death of Freddie gray a black man injured while in police custody After hundreds of businesses were damaged in the 2015 riots about 70 business owners sued the city and now years later they're getting some money The Baltimore sun reports that the city's board of estimates has approved a three and a half $1 million settlement that will go to those business owners who claim that city leaders failed to prevent the unrest despite warnings that there would likely be violence buildings were set on fire and windows were smashed in the riots that broke out after Freddie gray died from injuries he suffered while in Baltimore police custody The three and a half million is half of the damages that the plaintiff's originally sought in their lawsuit Nick Ayn LAW TLP news D.C. council member Kenyan mcduffie will be filing an appeal today of a ruling by the D.C. board of elections that disqualified him from running for attorney general The three member board decided that mcduffie was ineligible to appear on the democratic primary ballot because he has not been actively engaged as an attorney as the qualifications require The board made that ruling following a challenge from mcduffie's fellow candidate Bruce viva What students are taught in the classroom has certainly become a hot topic And now another part of the area is looking to make some changes which include a focus on anti racism We live in a time now where there's an effort to recenter our history And it's controversial to some That's D.C. state superintendent of education Christina grant speaking to the D.C. state board of education about revising social studies standards And so as our nation and communities grapple with historic inequities it's important that we have standards that students will learn that are honest inclusive and represent the diverse backgrounds in our society In Maryland there's also been a push to a man's social studies curricula to include more teaching about those who have been marginalized John Aaron WTO P news Stick around coming up here or check of sports for you It's ten 30 The NBA playoffs had a nice assist from vandal sportsbook This is Dave Johnson You know FanDuel sportsbook is an official partner of the NBA So throughout the playoffs all customers can place a no sweat same game parlay each week Yeah you see you'll get up to $20 in free bets if you don't win So no sweat And yeah that's the nicest is from vandal sports bar And vandal has so many ways to play not sure how to get started Why not check out the popular parley section on FanDuel sportsbook to get going Hey new to FanDuel just download the FanDuel sportsbook app and sign up with a bromo code Dave Johnson Remember that promo code Dave Johnson If you already have an account you're all set to bet So.
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"Alike about when to come back to school after being after getting or being exposed to COVID The new guidance comes with a shorter CDC recommended 5 day isolation period for staff that come down with COVID as long as they've been fever free without using medications for 24 hours and their symptoms have improved The school system says the same will not be true for students who test positive they will still be required to stay home for ten days because schools are unable to keep students physically distant during meals For students and staff it's a 5 day quarantine period for those exposed to COVID but for students who return after 5 days they'll need to be able to wear a mask at school for 5 more days Mike Murillo The school system shows fully vaccinated students and staff exposed to COVID may be exempt from quarantine if they are able to wear a face mask or asymptomatic are asymptomatic and have an email stating they are vaccinated from the county's health department WTO P 1206 a change in COVID protocols locally and friend George's county public schools this morning as the system adopts the new CDC quarantine and testing guidelines Now if a student teacher or other staffer tests positive in the county they must stay home for at least 5 full days down from ten on day 6 If there are no symptoms or symptoms are resolving and no fever for at least a day without medication students or staff may return to school but must wear a well fitting mask around orders and others that they are near for 5 additional days at all times unless eating WTO pia 1207 In D.C. leaders are announcing the series of changes when it comes to testing pre-K kindergarten students Superintendent of D.C. schools doctor Christina grant says staff members will test the city's youngest learners weekly starting Friday We had heard feedback that our littles were still not quite being able to leverage the saliva based testing And so we want.