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"Stories we're following for you today on WTO P for the second time, NASA has called off the launch of its new moon rocket Artemis one. It was set for the afternoon. The first attempt earlier in the rake was also scrubbed due to escaping hydrogen. Donald Trump will be in Wilkes Barry, Pennsylvania today for his first rally of the general election season. The former president is thought to be laying the groundwork for a 2024 presidential run amid a series of legal challenges. Chief among them is the FBI's recent seizure of classified documents from his Florida home. They have been a landmark in rock creek park for nearly 50 years, but now most of the capital stones will be moved to a storage facility at fort Meade in Maryland. The architect of the capital says this will better preserve the sandstones for future projects. Stay with WTO for more on these stories in just minutes. Some schools in fairfax county are getting security upgrades. The school board is funding new security buffer zones for schools that don't have them and interior lock replacements. Board member Elaine toland says the county will also hire a third party to review safety and security protocols. Safety and security in our schools is a huge imperative and the need for its periodic third party review of our work is just good business. So I'm very pleased to see that we will get this underway ASAP. The security enhancements will be paid for using leftover funds from the last fiscal year. Ahead in money news. And Amazon hackathon. I'm Jeff Gable. It's 1148. Traffic and weather on the 8s. Here's Joe Fox in the WTO traffic section of Virginia over by GM U we are still looking to crash on the southbound fairfax county Parkway. This is good below 66, right before we're out 29, the crash is involving a motorcycle, so please use caution, let the police do their work as you're headed southbound, then you'll be in good shape, headed on towards Burke, elsewhere 95 southbound usual volume delays, headed southbound across the octagon and the mainline, the express lanes are moving well. And then you'll slow down again as the express lane merge hits at a quiet harbor, and that will continue down toward centerport Parkway with a brief tap of the brakes. Again, at route three and Fredericksburg, northbound 95 is going to be slow through a quiet harbor, and then again, from triangle to dumfries and then again through Dale City towards the aka Kwan. And again, lord and newington. So on and off all the way really through Stafford Prince William and fairfax counties as you head towards the Springfield interchange the beltway in Virginia is looking good, including approaching the American legion or Wilson bridges. Over in Maryland, you're going to be headed into Annapolis on 50 eastbound with a ramp to four 50 parole closed. That was for an earlier crash that still remains close so you can access using Raoul boulevard with his jammed your best bet as aris Tia and boulevard, and then you'll be slow from saint Margaret's road towards the bay bridge where you've got three lanes headed to the eastern shore two lanes back west, southbound BW Parkway is going to be slow from one 75 to one 98. Looks like we've made still have the crash blocking one lane. The beltway across the Montgomery county is now slow from university, boulevard towards 95. That's just the lineup to head northbound on 95 once you get on to 95 itself, you're in good shape, headed up towards the Baltimore beltway. Two 70 some minor slowdowns just volume in the two lane sections as you hit the lane drop in clarksburg and then again past 80 urbana. The Washington ballet performs beloved works by master choreographer George balance sheet live at wolf trap on September 14th tickets on sale now at wolf trap dot org Joe Fox WTO traffic. And now to storm team four meteorologist Ryan Miller, Ryan, a lot of clouds out there, do we have to worry about what those might bring? No, not today actually. We're going to see a fair amount of cloud cover
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"elaine toland" Discussed on WTOP
"Downtown 79 at farragut square at 9 40. Thousands of teachers and other school workers in fairfax county may notice a bump in their paychecks later this year. All full-time employees bus drivers and food service workers will get a one time $1000 bonus. Hourly employees, like substitute teachers will get a $500 bonus. School board member, Elaine toland, says the bonuses will help the county attract and retain workers. The entire world looks at changing workforce trends. We need to be right in the middle of these discussions and on the forefront of changes to ensure that we maintain a strong workforce. The bonuses will be funded with unused money from last fiscal year, expected to be in paychecks in November. Ever since COVID-19 first disrupted learning for school kids across the nation in 2020, there have been concerns about students falling behind in their studies. Now, D.C. public schools releasing numbers that show just how bad the problem is. 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 P dot com. John dome in WTO P news. It's 9 42 and governor Larry Hogan declared this month
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"elaine toland" Discussed on WTOP
"Them, and interior lock replacements. Board member Elaine toland says the county will also hire a third party to review safety and security protocols. Safety and security in our schools is a huge imperative. And the need for its periodic third party review of our work is just good business. So I'm very pleased to see that we will get this underway ASAP. The security enhancements will be paid for using leftover funds from the last fiscal year. Some of that money will also be used to give workers a one time bonus later this year. Marilyn governor Larry Hogan declared September as international underground railroad month in Montgomery county Mann tells us about the journey he took following in the footsteps of those who freed themselves. In 1996, Toni Cohen pieced together The Underground Railroad route that enslaved people had used to travel from sandy spring in Montgomery county to Canada, and though he traveled by foot and by rail, he knew he couldn't replicate the perils those travelers faced. I was modern person making a journey in modern times. But when he crossed into Canada Cohen said the major emotion was elation. So many actual self liberators had gone through that spot and just trying to imagine what it must have been like for them. Cohen is the president of the miner foundation dedicated to the preservation of underground railroad history, Kate Ryan, WTO news. 27 artifacts valued at more than $13 million have been seized from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, investigators say the objects were looted in New York Times reports that the items dating back to Ancient Rome Greece and Egypt may have been taken by people suspected to deal in shady antiquities trafficking, one of the suspects reportedly ran a Swiss gallery for decades before being nabbed by an Italian authorities over 20 years ago. The Matt had possession of the artifacts long before these facts came to light. They were seized in three separate rates over 6 months, authorities say the artifacts will be returned to their countries of origin in special ceremonies next week
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"elaine toland" Discussed on WTOP
"Marlboro 84 and Centreville, 85 in Washington, D.C.. And we're heading down to the mid 60s late tonight. Now 6 41, the pandemic, of course, with a huge impact on how children are doing in school, and we're learning just how much of an impact negatively it's had on math and reading right here in D.C.. These results are very, very sobering. D.C. deputy mayor for education Paul kind says data from the last school year. I think the urgency with which we've all been working. Looking at the test score, state superintendent for education, Christina grant says the proficiency rate of at risk students decreased more than the rate of non at risk students in both math and ELA. Only 31% of students were at or above grade level in English and language arts. 19% of students who took the math park assessment were on or above grade level. The full breakdown of data can be found at WTO P dot com. John dome in WTO P news. As some schools and fairfax county are getting security upgrades, the school board's funding new security buffer zones for schools that don't have them and interior lock replacements. Board member Elaine toland says the county is also going to be hiring a third party to review safety and security protocols. Safety and security in our schools is a huge imperative and the need for its periodic third party review of our work is just good business. So I'm very pleased to see that we will get this underway ASAP. This is all going to be paid for using leftover funds from the last fiscal year. Some of the money is also going to be used to give workers a one time bonus later this year. Now, instead of money coming to you, it's all the money you're paying in rent. And maybe you've even had a hard time finding a place rent prices are increasing, not just in the region, but across the country as well. Rachel Siegel economics reporter for The Washington Post tells WTO there is a glimmer of hope. There are still some lingering funds from the emergency rental assistance programs that we saw last year, although obviously those were set up in a different context. And unfortunately, it is a bit bleak. There really isn't a sense of when prices will start to turn around. The hope, though, is that the will eventually start to see a reflection that we've seen in the rest of the housing market. Well, inflation is a factor for rent increases. It's also been heavily affected by low supply and high demand. Nearly 4000 beagles have been rescued from a facility in rural Virginia. The humane society of the United States says it has removed the last group of beagles from a troubled breeding facility in Virginia. The facility planned to sell the dogs to animal testing labs, but it was cited by federal officials for violating the animal welfare act. Officials say hundreds of dogs were found to be an acute distress. Nearly 4000 dogs were removed and taken to shelters in other rescue sites that are finding them homes. The main society says an average of 60,000 dogs just like the beagles are still being used in laboratories each year. I'm Lisa dwyer. Serena Williams to take that court in New York in just about 15 minutes Frank will have a preview. This is round three tonight at the U.S. open. Stay with us. Hi, Jonathan cotton. And you know what people buy when they come to the good feet store? Art supports, of course, you might say. Yet what we have found is that customers are really buying hope. Hope that they can address foot knee or back pain without surgery or prescriptions. Hope that they can work along shift without thinking about their feet or hope that they can run that ten K, take that trip to Italy or