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"59 and sunny as we head back to the 70s. Good morning, I'm Mark Lewis with the top local stories we're following this hour. this Police in region boosting security today after a former Hamas leader called for a worldwide day of age in response have increased their presence around religious institutions. And on Capitol Hill, enhanced security measures are in place as well. In Virginia, one leader is calling for more security at schools. In a letter to Virginia's public universities, Attorney General Jason Miyares wants them to take additional safety measures and have safety plans in place ahead of the potential demonstrations. The Richmond Times -Dispatch quotes Miyares saying he has deep concern for the rhetoric of some student groups that are sympathetic to Saturday's terrorist attacks in Israel. UVA's president says the school has a long -standing tradition of not just allowing free speech but promoting civil discourse even when people disagree. Miyares says the right to freedom of speech does not include violent acts against people and property, and those who commit crimes as part of demonstrations are subject to arrest and prosecution. Neeloid can stain WTLP News. The horrific The attack in Israel has left people with a lot of difficult emotions, and a local rabbi is offering a message that may help. Rabbi Aaron Miller of the Washington Hebrew Congregation says the horrific attack has left many Jewish people feeling lonely crisis that's unfolding on every headline around, and and to see this happen in Israel it feels like it's happening to family. Miller says congregation his will pray this weekend for a lasting peace for Israel and its Palestinian neighbors as he puts quote for please God generations to come. He's also praying the world unifies against hate. For WTOP news. Victims of crime in the district who were on Capitol Hill yesterday telling their stories to members of Congress. They also heard from the head of the DC Police Union. During a hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on crime and federal government surveillance Greg Pemberton a detective with the DC police and head of of the police union spoke to Congress about a recent increase in crime in the district over the past three and a Our half years union has been sounding the alarm about this problem to anyone within earshot including the DC City Council. He said they've lost 605 union members since 2020. He says many of the officers left because of the DC Council's recent policies on police reform. The purpose of my testimony here today is to inform the committee on this ongoing crisis that exists district in the and to publicly state we're prepared to assist in any way we can. Valerie Bonk, WTOP News. We've reached out to members of the DC Council for comment. At 1006 you could be in the market these days for new appliances don't but buy them just yet. At least not until you hear this next story. Buying new appliances can really cost you a pretty penny. How about a brand new refrigerator for 2000 bucks? A lot of homeowners these days when an appliance goes on the fritz just spring for a new one. They just assume that oh you know this thing's broken. But that's not always the case says Kevin Brasler with Washington Consumer's Checkbook. He will tell you fixing an could appliance save you money in the long run. Usually most homeowners were happy with what we have. It works well for us. We're happy with the features and most importantly if the unit's been reliable already for five to eight years or more there's no reason to think that it won't continue to work reliably for many more years to come. But if your appliance needs a major repair, then it may be time to replace it. Sandra Jones, WTOP News. There are still some cancer drugs that are in short supply right now and in some cases that is forcing doctors to make some difficult decisions. Say things have gotten a little better. But Dr. John Deacon with the Inova -Shark Cancer Institute warns that while shortages of some drugs used to treat GI and head and neck cancers are getting better, new ones are emerging. A drug called vinblastine, which is central to testicular to lymphoma patients, malignant blood cancers have become in short supply. It's the result of what Deacon describes as labor shortages, manufacturing quality problems and one manufacturer filing for bankruptcy. There weren't many major tumor types that were spared from being impacted by these shortages. The differences for patients are significant. Sometimes we have to use alternative agents that might have more side effects. Scott in WTOP News. Stick around here on WTOP. Up ahead in money news, mediocre the news from the Labor Department and Wall Street wall comes in the third quarter with some smiles. I'm Steve Tresner. It's 1008. Michael and Son's heating tune up for only $59. Michael and Son. traffic and weather on the 8th. Let's see how Friday shaping is up with Rob Stalworth in the WTOP traffic center. Not too bad so far, so good. Pretty decent right now, but you do have slowdowns
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"The Beltway like Pennsylvania Avenue that are also off limits we're on top of it we're with you we hear you I'm Dave Doldine WTOP traffic thanks Dave 435 excitement is building for commanders fans gearing up for Sunday's game against the Broncos the second regular season game under new ownership and talks resume over a possible new stadium going up on the old RFK site in DC now hearings are planned on Capitol Hill next week but what are fans saying about the location and if the team should actually return home two house committees are expected to work on the bill next week that would extend the federal lease on the land and allow a stadium new here at the RFK site but does anybody want a new stadium here we talked to some people in the neighborhood you don't need to come out of his not now I do think a stadium would probably be the fastest in terms of turnarounds me personally no the DC City Council is not on the same page about the new stadium either new commanders owner Josh Harris has said the team is looking at all options for a new stadium at RFK Kyle Cooper WTOP news coming up in money news after traffic and weather the industries driving AI demand in DC I'm Jeff clay ball and tension involving House Republicans I don't walk away from a battle as a government shutdown looms I'm Mitchell Miller 436 ready to break free DC get ready to make forgettable memories in Europe with Norwegian Cruise Line both today and get 35 % off all plus enjoy free airfare for second -guess free unlimited open bar free specialty
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"Good afternoon. I'm Shawn Anderson and I'm Anne Kramer. Our top local story this hour, a dangerous part road of in Fairfax County that has been the site of deadly crashes over the years will finally be fixed In January, we had two girls tragically killed and one very seriously injured. Pat Kennedy is the Springfield district supervisor. He's pleased state lawmakers just provided the final $4 million needed to remove two hills on that stretch of Lee Chapel Road between Ox Road and Fairfax County Parkway. He expects preliminary of our young drivers to He expects preliminary design will be done within a year and they have to figure out what to do with Traffic in the area either build a temporary road or close the stretch of Lee Chapel during construction. traffic in We got a lot of work to do before we decide. Neil Eigenstein, WTLP 204 there's growing concern about a potential government shutdown and there was a showdown today between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and conservative Republicans. More from WTLP's Mitchell Miller today on the Hill. Speaker McCarthy reportedly pushed back with the F word as he challenged GOP hardliners in a closed -door meeting to take a vote that could oust him from the speaker's chair. Later he acknowledged his frustrations. You know what if it takes a fight, I'll have a fight. Conservatives are pressing for deeper spending cuts and chafing at the idea of a short -term spending bill. Minority House Leader Hakeem Jeffries. House Republicans have made clear that they are determined to shut down the government. McCarthy denies that but acknowledges like any other week we got challenges. Congress has just over two weeks to avert a shutdown. On Capitol Hill, Mitchell Miller, GOP News. Lots of commanders fans getting excited for Sunday's game against the Broncos, the second regular season game under the team's new ownership and the talk continues about a possible new stadium going up on the old RFK site in DC. GOP. Hearings are now planned on Capitol Hill next week but what are fans saying about the location and if the team should Return home. Two House committees are expected to work on the bill next week that would extend the federal lease on the land and allow a new stadium here at the RFK site. But does anybody want a new stadium here? We talked to some people in the neighborhood. We don't need the commanders here. Not now. I do think a stadium would probably be the Fastest in terms of turnarounds. Me personally, nope. The DC City Council is not on the same page about the new stadium either. New commanders owner Josh Harris has said the team is looking at all options for new a stadium. At RFK, Kyle Cooper, WTOP News. 206 a court appearance today for man the accused of killing two people in a Takoma Park parking lot two years ago. The former Pentagon officer entered a plea. Ahead of a new trial, David Dixon pleaded guilty to two counts of second -degree murder in the killings of 32 22 year old Dominique Williams and 38 year old James Johnson. They were in a car with others that Dixon suspected of breaking into a car outside of a condo building and Dixon claimed he opened fire on the vehicle when it came at him. But Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy says security camera footage didn't back that up. While you're allowed to have self -defense when it applies, it just didn't apply here. This was outrageous conduct, it was unlawful conduct, it was murder. Dixon's cousin Marcus Kornegay says the family is relieved that Dixon took responsibility for his actions and he hopes in November. He sentenced it's and justly appropriately for his actions. At Montgomery County Circuit Court in Rockville, Mike Murillo, WTOP News. An update now on how well a law is doing when it comes to the district getting a handle on violent crime and improving the relationship between police and it's citizens. WTOP's John Doman reports. There's still a lot more district the can be doing in terms of crime fighting, mitigation, policies, preventions and so forth. The report from DC Auditor Kathy Patterson's office is more than a hundred pages long and it looks at the administrative and procedural aspects of policing following the 2016 NEAR Act. She says it's clear the executive branch and MPD have embraced some aspects. Every once in a while you'll find I think in this administration or just about any administration a sort of we know best attitude that may resist paying attention to first the council and second to the broader community. That includes using data collected on traffic stops around the city. In five the years after the law passed total crime and violent crime declined though the homicide rate went up. John Komen, WTOP News. Coming up in money news after traffic and weather. The five -day commute may be dead. Ed, I'm Jeff Kleebach. 208. Get a precision AC tune -up for only
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"Lot Mike it's now 241 And we do money news at 10 and 40 past the hour brought to you by pen fed great rates for everyone good afternoon Jeff clayball hello John Doman General Motors electric vehicle sales through the first six months of this year are almost quadruple Same period last year 36 ,000 vehicles although Tesla is by far the leader with 737 ,000 sold so far this year Hyundai Kia overtook GM in the first six months of this year is number two for EV sales bankrupt bed bath and Bye -bye baby chain will follow its former owner out of business there were no auction the chain to keep it operating and it will shut down bye -bye baby has four remaining stores in the DC area they will close the Dow is up by just eight points the S &P 500 is up 15 the Nasdaq's up 81 points a little more than an hour of trading to go Jeff Clable you see opinions all right Jeff thanks 242 an unlikely ally has emerged in the effort to bring a Washington Commander Stadium back to DC at the RFK site the latest from double -d top's Kyle Cooper the chair of DC the Oversight Committee in Congress Republican James Comer who has been highly critical of the city on crime and other issues is preparing a bill that have passed would clear the way for a stadium to be built in DC the Washington Post says is an extension of the lease for the city to use the federal land at the RFK site why Comer getting is involved is unclear but it could be a way to thaw the relationship between his committee and the mayor one big issue unresolved is the DC City Council which is split on bringing the stadium back DC delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton says the mayor and the council not Congress should decide how to move forward Kyle Cooper WTOP news just ahead some controversial decisions about the war in Ukraine and what the White House is saying about it it's 244 we got Verizon 5g home internet it's from Verizon safe choice right well some things that look great end up being not so great like the time you bought a shrimp from a gas or when you bought that you sports car what about when we got Billy that is Verizon 5g home internet sounded great but turned out to be something else and we deserve fast reliable internet we deserve Xfinity it's time for better internet switch to Xfinity learn more at Xfinity dot -com slash Verizon 5g facts now through September 21st get started with 200 megabit per second Xfinity internet it's all just $25 a month for 12 months with no annual contract you can save up to $300 in your first year over Verizon go to Xfinity comm slash Verizon 5g facts call 1 -800 Xfinity or visit a store today requires paperless billing and auto pay with stored bank account restrictions apply equipment taxes and fees extra after promo regular internet rate supply actual speeds vary compares Xfinity connect more to Verizon 5g home plan hi I'm Rich McKenzie owner of Metropolitan bath and tile you've seen those ads where a company covers
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"Is the AI era and what it presents. The ghost writer, that's the AI songwriter's TikTok handle says the AI generated songs are no longer online. Now to the top stories we're working on at WTO trips in Uber and Lyft in and out of downtown D.C. could become a bit more expensive. The D.C. city council, a committee has voted to move forward with a plan to add a $2 surcharge to many rideshare trips. Heavy explosions and gunfire rock Sudan's capital Khartoum on Friday, despite the extension of a fragile truce between the country's two top warring generals, whose ongoing power struggle has killed hundreds, Americans are being taken out of that country to the Red Sea, where port Sudan is located. Keep it here on WTO, the top stories in the minutes ahead. Traffic and weather on the 8s here's Mary de pompa in the WTO traffic center. All right, Tim, and we have a new one on the Baltimore Washington Parkway, 5 for Saturday. But if you're traveling northbound after the belt, where you're gonna hit the breaks through green belt closer to the NASA Goddard exit after NASA Goddard, in fact, singling should be getting by the crash, can't see this one, but we do see the camera pass. So a couple cars are trickling by. Nonetheless, watch the response, be prepared for a delay. Nothing on 95 in Maryland beltway to beltway. What else do we have in Maryland? Well, of course, if you're out and about be on the defensive watch for those low lying flooding areas, debris could be an issue this morning four 50 defense highway will be closed due to flooding Stevens church crownsville road. Also in Potomac, it was river road falls road, half of the roadway there is affected by some type of weather related debris. So we're following police direction out of Waldorf three O one brandywine actually the mad woman being town merge area, the crash happened right near madam creek. It happened in the median affecting both directions staying to the right to get by. Inside of the beltway, D.C. two 95 south passing, benning road, the accident, maybe a single and getting by south I two 95 after suitland Parkway single lane gets by that is a work zone. Save 20% off all long decks pavers and fences, financing is available for qualified buyers. Go to long fence dot com today and schedule your free in home estimate, married to pomp and wtp traffic. Thanks, Mary. Now let's check in with 7 news first alert meteorologist Jordan Evans with our Saturday morning forecast. Apache fog out there this morning, but that would burn off after sunrise and those
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"Want some of those items sometimes we would see those outside or discarded. Alison McGee is the healthy food pantry's chief strategy officer. Jim Criss CBS News. Now to the top stories that we're working on this morning here at WTO trips on Uber and Lyft in and out of downtown D.C. could soon become a little bit more expensive we'll explain the story. A D.C. city council committee has voted to move forward on a plan to add a $2 surcharge to rideshare trips. Heavy explosions and gunfire rocks Sudan's capital Khartoum Friday, despite the extension of a fragile truce between the country's two top warring generals whose ongoing power struggle has killed hundreds of people, Americans are being evacuated from that country. They're taken by bus to the Red Sea where the port Sudan is located. Keep it here on WTO for all of the top stories in the minutes ahead. Traffic and weather on the 8s here is married to pampa in a hopefully drying out WTO traffic center. Well, Dan apparently just a little bit because we're still getting that call out for spin out crashes and we will start in Virginia with a couple of them. 95 heading north, this happened earlier in the Springfield interchange on 95 and if you were continuing north to travel on the inner loop of the beltway toward Tyson's, you're still staying to the left to get by the crash. They do have a couple of tow trucks now on scene, so hopefully getting by soon completely there are slowdowns heading south on 95. There may be a new crash into woodbridge passing one 23 first report watch your mirrors can't see it initially the easy pass express lanes do point south if need be. Our other spin out crash, it was a solo on 66 and it's inside of the beltway heading east through Arlington passing the 29 rosalin exit yet before the tunnel and here you're staying to the left to get by emergency equipment now on scene. We're checking into Maryland with a few spin out crashes to watch out for. They found the new one on route 100 east before 97, so they should be there before that exit, listen or found one in Waldorf, they close Ben's field road apparently between two 28 and Courtney drive near the curve in the animal rescue you'll follow police direction. 7 O four, Martin Luther King Jr. highway has a closure for a crash investigation, haven't gotten the all clear yet. So if you were heading east and land them toward 50, you're following police direction. Now we're checking inside of the beltway listener found the wreck, Baltimore, Washington Parkway as you run southbound, past the exit to come in on New York avenue, the wreck is right there almost over top of 50, and here you also would stay to the left to get by on the beltway interloop near kenilworth avenue. That's the first report of a crash watch response, and it may be the outer loop to go south at branch avenue, a new wreck on that ramp. For over 35 years in the DMV, Greenberg and betterment have helped tens of thousands of clients who've been heard in auto accidents are victims of medical malpractice, visit GB lawyers dot com and feel better. Married to Pompey's WTO traffic. Thanks, Mary. 7 news first alert meteorologist Jordan Evans couldn't help but notice that the nationals were postponed last night and Baltimore at Detroit postponed
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"The issue of Hayden bias in the state of Maryland. While race sexual orientation and religion are the most likely sources of bias incidents in the state, almost three quarters of the verified events from the 2021 Maryland hate bias report were based on race, with 61 of the 101 incidents being anti black that's up 20% from the year before. Over half the reports came from Baltimore, but if we look more locally, prince Georgia follows the state trend while Montgomery and Frederick counties have more white victims. So what kinds of incidents? Well, one third were either verbal intimidation or simple assault and a quarter were vandalism. Many of the incidents happened at homes, one in 5 were on a straighter sidewalk, and almost 12% happened at schools. Michelle Morello, WTO news. Is crime from D.C. trickling into Virginia, Virginia's attorney general says it is. Attorney general Jason meares is calling it a crime explosion that's happening in the district and says it's also impacting virginians. On Thursday, Mia has appeared on Fox News. They're more concerned about the criminals than the victims. In a letter sent to mayor Bowser and the city council, miara has wrote the district's policies, puts residents like a woman who was recently murdered in a hotel room in danger. This is a nation's capital. It should be the Beacon of hope and freedom for the entire world, not a place where you see headlines or somebody losing their life. Miara is once the district and Virginia to work together to get a handle on this issue, shy and current WTO P news. In a statement, the D.C. city council chairman Phil mendelson wrote a letter to the attorney general. He says, his remarks were a complete shock, and he also placed the response back on miere as for providing what he said was a pipeline of illegal guns into the district. Mendelssohn has also says he would like to work with the attorney general to urge the U.S. attorney to prosecute cases more aggressively. We've reached out to mayor muriel Bowser's office so far, but have not received response. Coming up on WTO, we're learning more about a woman who was killed recently in a shootout on I 95 in Prince William county. WTO to use time, it's two 43. Hi, this is Elaine Mick
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"Now, today's stories. Our first story president Joe Biden appears to be repositioning for a 2024 reelection campaign by shifting toward the center on issues like crime, oil, and immigration. In his first two years as president, Joe Biden surprised and delighted the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. Early on, he enacted the American rescue plan, a nearly $2 trillion economic stimulus law aimed at pandemic relief. He signed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, and the first gun control legislation in decades. But recently, President Biden has taken a series of steps that counter the liberal narrative. He okayed a major oil drilling project in Alaska. He rolled out a budget heavy in deficit reduction, and helped Congress overturn a crime bill passed by the Washington D.C. city council. None of these latest moves should come as a surprise, say longtime Biden watchers. As a decades long Washington fixture, both in the Senate and as vice president. He was a creature of the middle, often willing to work across the aisle and make deals. He always manages to find whatever the center of the Democratic Party is, and kind of be there, says Seth masket, a political scientist at the university of Denver. Now, mister Biden seems to be getting ready for an expected 2024 reelection campaign. And with no sign that he will face major opposition for the democratic presidential nomination, he can focus his messaging right at mainstream general election voters. This story was reported by Linda Feldman in Washington for the monitor. After a hard winter, optimism is returning to Odessa's business people. Small and medium enterprises are coming to life, expanding and launching new products despite the war. Dozens of women in fancy attire show up for a perfume launch in the center of Ukraine's third largest city. Alex radion picked Odessa to present two new fragrances with floral undertones, named after a patriotic song, travana, kalina. I know what it is to lose and that gives me strength to start again, says mister regian. CEO of John Nick concept, which sold foreign perfumes before Russia waged full scale war on Ukraine. The determination to save jobs in a teetering economy motivated mister Rajan to try his hand at local production. He knows the risks, Russians shelling of the city of kharkiv, last march destroyed one of mister Regan's stores. The footage of shattered interiors on his phone serves as a vivid reminder of vulnerability. Shifting front lines are another danger. In 2014,
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"D.C. was pushing forward a revision of the old criminal code governing the District of Columbia. And because Democrats and left wing Democrats dominate Washington D.C. as they do so many other cities, this update of the criminal code was essentially weakening anti crime provisions in the code. And so for example, it reduced minimum, reduced the maximum sentences that were in the old code. It eliminated nearly all mandatory minimum sentences. Like if you do X, you must get at least 6 months. So you must get at least a year. Those were eliminated. And they expanded the rights of criminals. So what's new? This is really what the left does. This is what Democrats do. And it doesn't seem to matter to them that the crime rate in the city and the cities are high or are soaring. They're like, this is who we are. This is what we do. We are on the side of the criminals. We're going to make life easier for them. We're going to make the hardship less. And so the mayor, muriel Bowser, who was who basically goes, you guys are going too far. I'm going to veto this new criminal code. It turns out the left wing D.C. city council overrode her veto. So this was about to be the new code for Washington, D.C., but guess what? Washington, D.C., according to the law, is under Congress, is under the federal government. So even though the Democrats talk about home rule, the Washington D.C. needs to make its own decisions, govern itself, the simple truth of it is that Congress has every right to pass laws that can not only affect Washington, D.C., but can override decisions made by the city council. It turns out that there is a majority both in the House and the Senate to kill this D.C. criminal code update. In other words, to defeat it, but of course, normally, if Congress passes a law to defeat the D.C. criminal code, Biden could then veto that law. And if you vetoed that law, it would not pass because of course you need a super majority to override a presidential veto. But in a big surprise move, a Biden has said that he will sign the law. He said that look, I support home rule for D.C., but on the other hand, I don't like what's in this bill this weakening of crime of anti crime requirements. And the Democrats, the progressive Democrats are really kind of taken by surprise and also sort of angry because 170 or so Democrats voted against the law, the law that overrides the D.C. Kremlin, the new D.C. criminal code. And these demographics go, we thought we were voting with Biden. We thought it was a position of Biden that whatever D.C.
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"Washington D.C. was pushing forward a revision of the old criminal code governing the District of Columbia. And because Democrats and left wing Democrats dominate Washington D.C. as they do so many other cities, this update of the criminal code was essentially weakening anti crime provisions in the code. And so for example, it reduced minimum, reduced the maximum sentences that were in the old code. It eliminated nearly all mandatory minimum sentences. Like if you do X, you must get at least 6 months. So you must get at least a year. Those were eliminated. And they expanded the rights of criminals. So what's new? This is really what the left does. This is what Democrats do. And it doesn't seem to matter to them that the crime rate in the city and the cities are high or are soaring. They're like, this is who we are. This is what we do. We are on the side of the criminals. We're going to make life easier for them. We're going to make the hardship less. And so the mayor, muriel Bowser, who was who basically goes, you guys are going too far. I'm going to veto this new criminal code. It turns out the left wing D.C. city council overrode her veto. So this was about to be the new code for Washington, D.C., but guess what? Washington, D.C., according to the law, is under Congress, is under the federal government. So even though the Democrats talk about home rule, the Washington D.C. needs to make its own decisions, govern itself, the simple truth of it is that Congress has every right to pass laws that can not only affect Washington, D.C., but can override decisions made by the city council. It turns out that there is a majority both in the House and the Senate to kill this D.C. criminal code update. In other words, to defeat it, but of course, normally, if Congress passes a law to defeat the D.C. criminal code, Biden could then veto that law. And if you vetoed that law, it would not pass because of course you need a super majority to override a presidential veto. But in a big surprise move, a Biden has said that he will sign the law.
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The Strange Behavior of Biden in Connection With the DC Crime Bill
"Washington D.C. was pushing forward a revision of the old criminal code governing the District of Columbia. And because Democrats and left wing Democrats dominate Washington D.C. as they do so many other cities, this update of the criminal code was essentially weakening anti crime provisions in the code. And so for example, it reduced minimum, reduced the maximum sentences that were in the old code. It eliminated nearly all mandatory minimum sentences. Like if you do X, you must get at least 6 months. So you must get at least a year. Those were eliminated. And they expanded the rights of criminals. So what's new? This is really what the left does. This is what Democrats do. And it doesn't seem to matter to them that the crime rate in the city and the cities are high or are soaring. They're like, this is who we are. This is what we do. We are on the side of the criminals. We're going to make life easier for them. We're going to make the hardship less. And so the mayor, muriel Bowser, who was who basically goes, you guys are going too far. I'm going to veto this new criminal code. It turns out the left wing D.C. city council overrode her veto. So this was about to be the new code for Washington, D.C., but guess what? Washington, D.C., according to the law, is under Congress, is under the federal government. So even though the Democrats talk about home rule, the Washington D.C. needs to make its own decisions, govern itself, the simple truth of it is that Congress has every right to pass laws that can not only affect Washington, D.C., but can override decisions made by the city council. It turns out that there is a majority both in the House and the Senate to kill this D.C. criminal code update. In other words, to defeat it, but of course, normally, if Congress passes a law to defeat the D.C. criminal code, Biden could then veto that law. And if you vetoed that law, it would not pass because of course you need a super majority to override a presidential veto. But in a big surprise move, a Biden has said that he will sign the law.
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"A Bloomberg business flash. Hi, Charlie, thanks for being with us, and thanks for joining us. Here on Bloomberg sound on the chairman of the D.C. city council wants to stop the Senate from voting on the crime code. This is just breaking today, in fact, just the last couple hours. Have you heard about this? The city. This is the District of Columbia. It's controversial revision to the criminal code. Which actually lowers penalties for some violent crimes, including robberies and carjackings, trying to pull this withdraw this and head off and expected vote in the Senate this after President Biden said last week as we told you that he's going to support the effort. He will not veto this if it does in fact pass its way through Capitol Hill. And look, this is really touchy around here. This is a city that is obsessed. With getting a vote in Congress with being actually regarded as a state. And it's not saying a lot about home rule as we call it around here. Now the Senate is set to vote on this and it's something I spoke earlier today about with senator Bill haggerty. He wrote the bill that would overturn these relaxed crime laws. The Republican from Tennessee spoke with us a bit earlier today. And I started by asking him if his bill is going to pass this week. It will pass this week with the help of Democrats. I think that the whole defund the police movement is not worked well for the Democrats in The White House. People are waking up to this. And it's regrettable to see what the D.C. kit city council is engaging in. They're trying to push some sort of woke messaging in a way that would desperately worsen the situation. The crime situation that's unfolding in Washington, D.C.. They've been working on this bill. The D.C. council has been working on criminal justice reform for two years. What they come up with in the wake of a massive increase in carjackings. In fact, carjacking is a tripled over the past three years. We're at a homicide rate now in D.C. of north of 200 homicides a year over the past two years and it's actually accelerating right now. And the D.C. council decides it's a good idea to lower the penalties for serious crimes like this to make every misdemeanor entitled to a jury trial, which would completely clog the systems and basically mean no misdemeanor gets tried. It would be a catch and release system in D.C. for misdemeanors if this were enacted and it would make D.C. essentially a wall is placed. Remember, this is the federal District of Columbia. This is the nation's capital and the D.C. council seems to want to make it an embarrassment for the nation. Even the mayor is vetoed this. So if you look at the public sentiment in Washington 72% of those cold in D.C. are with me, the D.C. police union is with me, the fraternal order of police are with me. What does this say to the idea of D.C. statehood? I think it's definitely not a step in the right direction if that's the way they want to go because this is the federal District of Columbia. You should be they should be doing everything they can to make it safe. And a secure place for people from all over the nation come to visit. We are more than happy to have citizens from the District of Columbia here in Tennessee with in state tuition. I think this is D.C. enjoys a particular unique place unique posture in the United States of America as the federal district in our nation's capital. And we should make it a place that's safe in the place we should be proud of. And again, not to create a national embarrassment just because we've got council members that want to set off on some sort of woke agenda. Senator haggerty, you serve on the banking committee that we'll hear from Jay Powell this week. What's the first question you want to ask him? I think the chairman Powell has been dealt a pretty tough set of cards. He's trying to navigate very, very troubling level of inflation. In the midst of just massive spending that's been undertaken in Washington over the past couple of years. I was against this reconciliation process that dumped billions of dollars into the system back in March of 2021. It's only continued. In fact, still unspent money unspent stimulus money that's in the pipeline. And again, it's got inflation baked into the future. So you've got chair of pal trying to navigate the private economy, not throw us into recession, but at the same time try to tame this massive inflation. There's one more challenge. He's also got an energy policy here in America that's driven up the cost of energy that's feeding inflation too. It's beyond his mandate, but I think he's got a tough set of cards. So I'll be talking with the chair about where he sees rates going, what the long term prospects are. And I'm also going to talk to him about the cryptocurrency market as well. If the fed waited too long to start hiking and I think that's your belief center, you can correct me on that. Does that guarantee your session here or is it possible for the fed to still stick the landing knowing there could be some lag time with these rate hikes? Well, Joe, you're exactly right. We talked about this before. I wish that had begun this process much earlier. They kept focused on the notion that this inflation was transitory in some way. And I'll grant that there are supply chain disruptions that did have a transitory component. But it was obvious to any of us that when you undertake the massive amounts of spending that Washington was voting on. And when you wage war on the domestic energy markets and drive those prices up, but this is anything but transitory. This is massively installation area which should have begun to deal with it sooner. That being said, I think every American hopes that your pal and the sad are able to navigate in a way that minimizes the damage and avoids a recession, but I think we're running dangerously close to that situation now, particularly as I talked a lot of folks in the private sector are telling me that they are cutting back on staffing. They're seeing orders decline. It's a challenging environment with a lot of mixed economic information. Yeah, it's a noisy time and the data doesn't always want to back up what people think is happening. What's your thought right now on the process of choosing a new vice chair for the Federal Reserve as lael brainard goes to work for President Biden. Have you heard a name that you'd vote for? You know, I have not heard sufficient specific yet. I've heard the name of a number of names being spun around, but I don't want to get ahead of the process at this point. Let's see where The White House begins to narrow this focus. My understanding is that they are working on it hard. But I certainly hope that they take into account the need for certainty in the marketplace, clearly they need to take into account the fed needs to stick to its mandate and not be any way contorted to an institution that's trying to achieve political goals or policy goals and objectives rather than just maintaining stable markets in certainty here in America. We've heard from the likes of senator Elizabeth Warren, who I know you do not agree with on this, but thinks that the president should pick somebody to be a counter to Jay Powell. As she argues, sending the economy over a cliff is what will happen if he's allowed to continue
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"WTO P news. 8 45, I'm Dan Roman, thanks for being with us. After less than a year on the job, the leader of the D.C. department of buildings is announcing his plans to step down from the role. The Washington Post reports the acting director Ernest chatbot announced plans to leave the position in a letter to the agency staff on Friday. He gave no timeline of the departure. He started as the acting director of the department of buildings when it began operations back in October. The DOB and the department of licensing and consumer protection were created after the D.C. city council voted to split up the department of consumer and regulatory affairs back in 2020. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your love and your support. And for welcoming me into your homes and your heart for so many years. That is pat Lawson news just months after celebrating 40 years at news four, she says she's going to be retiring the end of March. She currently anchors the news for at four alongside Leon Harris and helms these stations Sunday morning public affairs show news four on your side. She said she decided after many years with the station. It is time to begin a new era in her life. While I'll be signing off here, I want you to know that I'll still be around serving and working with many of you in the years to come. Pat Lawson muse, just months after celebrating 40 years at NBC four, she is a alumni of WTO and Emmy Award winner and also a Howard
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"Everything you need every time you listen. WTO P news it is 5 15 I'm Shana stolin. And I'm Sean Anderson. Thanks for being with us. D.C. leaders have spent nearly 20 years trying to revamp the city's criminal laws. They finally succeeded, but now Congress is trying to undo the work. And we're also learning that President Biden will not stand in the way with a veto. The president says he would sign a Republican sponsored resolution blocking the new measures. Critics, including the D.C. mayor, says the reform code is too soft on crime. White House press secretary Karina Jean Pierre says the president is for D.C. statehood, but they don't have that yet. And he's going to take action on behalf of keeping the public safe, including in D.C.. Well, joining us live to talk more about at CVS news chief, Washington correspondent major Garrett who also hosts the takeout podcast great to have you back. Major, thank you so much. Good afternoon, great to be with you. So we have some critics saying The White House is trying to have its cake and eat it too. They say they support statehood, but they're passing up on an opportunity to protect the city's autonomy. From those here in touch with what is going on here. So it's a clash of local politics and national politics. And if those on the D.C. council are upset by this, they can blame the voters of Chicago who out turned mayor Lori Lightfoot, largely over the crime issue. Democrats in Congress, especially those backing the president's likely reelection bid, what a tougher message on crime. And so the local work done by the city D.C. city council which WTO is covered extensively on this long running process. Has been vetoed by the mayor and that's where Democrats are hanging their hat. The mayor is against it, so that's okay. That's where the president is too, because they don't want to debate nationally that radiates out of D.C. drew Congress that the president or Democrats or soft on crime and look, D.C. has a rising crime problem, let us statistical fact robberies up assaults are up and carjackings are up. And this measure, though, heavily debated in largely supported by the council does make some alterations there that could in a political context look as if those penalties are being eased at a time when those rates are going up. The president doesn't want that to be most congressional Democrats don't want that debate and that's why it's landed where it has. It's an interesting balancing act. He has to do there. You talk about the reelection. He hasn't officially said he's running. But it sure seems like he is, unless something comes out from left field, we don't know. But let's look at the tea leaves. This is one key leaf, okay? The president doesn't need to weigh in on this, but he knows Republicans passed it in the house. 31 house Democrats voted for it, so it's got bipartisanship behind it. He knows that once he's made this announcement, he's not going to veto it. Lots of Senate Democrats are going to support it. So what does that tell you? He wants a better crime message for Democrats and himself. Why would you do that because you're running for reelection? Look at the some of the blowback the president is getting from progressives on tougher immigration policies, particularly with asylum. That's meant to address what independence and Republicans pounding on the Biden administration for two years over immigration. These are policy actions, preparatory to a political reelection campaign. And for those who say, oh, those shouldn't be involved, wake up. They are involved. Politics and policy run next to each other, especially if you're planning a reelection campaign every sign, externally and internally is the presence ready to go. All right, major thanks much. Appreciate it. Thank you. That's a major Garret. Use chief Washington correspondent for CBS News. And it's 5 18. And we vote your traffic
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"Senate is considering the resolution to block Washington, D.C.'s criminal code from going into effect, fox's Mark Barrett is there with the tail. Senate Republicans are urging Democrats to join them and approving a resolution blocking Washington D.C.'s new criminal code, which they argue makes the city less safe. The code approved by D.C. city council last month would allow anyone charged with a crime even misdemeanors request a jury trial, mandatory minimum sentences would be barred except for first degree murder, and those already behind bars may find it easier to apply for early release. Supporters say the reforms are years in the making. Now, D.C.'s mayor is urging the Senate to back down. Even though she herself is against the new criminal code. In a letter to Senate leaders, Democrat mural Bowser writes, quote, I call on all senators who share a commitment to the basic democratic principles of self determination and local control to vote no. The Metropolitan Police department of the District of Columbia reports a 40% increase in homicides in 2023 and 111% increase in motor vehicle thefts compared to February of 2022. Inflation and rising prices have dealt a major blow to our personal savings these days, government reports this week that the personal savings rate, which measures money, left after our spending and taxes now stands at 4.7% this morning, well below the pre-pandemic level of 8.8%. CBS business analyst Jill schlesinger, this hour says, now she thinks is a very good time to reassess your finances and figure out just what you can do to shore up your savings account. If you are consumer debt free and you're focused on your savings, you establish automatic transfers from your checking into a savings account or a money market account. And once you have that emergency fund back to 6 to 12 months of your expenses, then you can concentrate on retirement so you could increase what you're contributing through work or maybe open a Roth or a traditional IRA. If you get a tax refund this year, schlesinger says it's a good idea to use that green to tackle debt or boost saving. You are listening to 103.5 FM, a WTO P dot com
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"Senate is considering the resolution to block Washington, D.C.'s criminal code from going into effect, fox's Mark Barrett is there with the tail. Senate Republicans are urging Democrats to join them and approving a resolution blocking Washington D.C.'s new criminal code, which they argue makes the city less safe. The code approved by D.C. city council last month would allow anyone charged with a crime even misdemeanors request a jury trial, mandatory minimum sentences would be barred except for first degree murder, and those already behind bars may find it easier to apply for early release. Supporters say the reforms are years in the making. Now, D.C.'s mayor is urging the Senate to back down. Even though she herself is against the new criminal code. In a letter to Senate leaders, Democrat mural Bowser writes, quote, I call on all senators who share a commitment to the basic democratic principles of self determination and local control to vote no. The Metropolitan Police department of the District of Columbia reports a 40% increase in homicides in 2023 and 111% increase in motor vehicle thefts compared to February of 2022. Inflation and rising prices have dealt a major blow to our personal savings these days, they've never been reported this week that the personal savings rate, which measures money, left after our spending and taxes now stands at 4.7% this morning, well below the pre-pandemic level of 8.8%. CBS business analyst Jill schlesinger, this hour says, now she thinks it's a very good time to reassess your finances and figure out just what you could do to shore up your savings account. If you are consumer debt free and you're focused on your savings, you establish automatic transfers from your checking into a savings account or a money market account. And once you have that emergency fund back to 6 to 12 months of your expenses, then you can concentrate on retirement so you could increase what you're contributing through work or maybe open a Roth or a traditional IRA. If you get a
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"Senate is considering a resolution to block Washington, D.C.'s criminal code from going into effect, fox's Mark Meredith is there with the tail. Senate Republicans are urging Democrats to join them and approving a resolution blocking Washington D.C.'s new criminal code, which they argue makes the city less safe. The code approved by D.C. city council last month would allow anyone charged with a crime even misdemeanors request a jury trial, mandatory minimum sentences would be barred except for first degree murder, and those already behind bars may find it easier to apply for early release. Supporters say the reforms are years in the making. Now, D.C.'s mayor is urging the Senate to back down. Even though she herself is against the new criminal code. In a letter to Senate leaders, Democrat mural Bowser writes, quote, I call on all senators who share a commitment to the basic democratic principles of self determination and local control to vote no. The Metropolitan Police department of the District of Columbia reports a 40% increase in homicides in 2023 and 111% increase in motor vehicle thefts compared to February of 2022. Inflation and rising prices have dealt a major blow to our personal savings these days, the government reports this week that the personal savings rate, which measures money, left after our spending and taxes now stands at 4.7% this warning, well below the pre-pandemic level of 8.8%. CBS business analyst Jill schlesinger, this hour says, now she thinks is a very good time to reassess your finances and figure out just what you could do to shore up your savings account. If you are consumer debt free and you're focused on your savings, you establish automatic transfers from your checking into a savings account or a money market account. And once you have that emergency fund back to 6 to 12 months of your expenses, then you can concentrate on retirement so you could increase what you're contributing through work or maybe open a Roth or a traditional IRA. If you get a tax refund this year, schlesinger says it's a good idea to use that grave to tackle debts or boost savings. You are listening to 103.5 FM, the WTO P dot com
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"Well you probably heard about DC politician Jack Evans resigning from his seat on the DC city council just about two weeks ago then yesterday is double U. T. O. P. reported he filed paperwork to run for that ward to see again tonight the mayor and council chairman say this would not be good for the district council chaired Phil Mendelson says the district council is still trying to regain the public's trust in the Jack Evans running for ward to wouldn't help that Mister Evans resigned as of January seventeenth we're still in the month of January mayor Muriel Bowser is encouraging Evans to do not what's best for him but what's best for the district at the end of the day this may be a question for the voters of war to the Wilson building the log in screen
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"In a recent interview, he said that he wasn't entirely honest about his background before he broke into the industry. So he cut off his own arm and lied about being a veteran. He says, quote, I've a six inch pirate HOGAN at attacks. My black carbon fiber prosthetic arm, and he's you know, he's got a bunch of other attachments to it. He said that he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. And he wasn't taking his medication at the time. So he had a psychotic episode and cut his arm off. And I don't know. And then he apparently like lied about being a veteran, so stolen valor. And you put off your own arm. Is. I mean, I know people who have bipolar disorder. Really go that far. I mean, that's like, I don't know. I'm just throwing that out there. But dang. And he and he was able here's the other thing. He he he landed veteran TV roles. So after all of that. He apparently lied about it for a while. So he could get. I don't know. He said that he did it to get veteran rolls. I mean, I appreciate that. He's being honest about it now, but dang good heavens. Oh my gosh. This is also ridiculous in a different way. Washington DC literally considering leading sixteen-year-olds vote for president. Yeah. Hold up Washington. DC city council is preparing to vote on a Bill to lower the voting age to sixteen for all elections. Sixteen. If you cannot serve your country,