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"Times 6 15. I'm Hillary Howard. And I'm Sean Anderson. Thanks for being with us tonight. Thanks docs took a beating on Wall Street after the collapse of two banks. Members of the Biden administration, including the president himself, say the situation is under control and your cash is safe in checking accounts. Your savings accounts and your retirement accounts. And something else has happened as a result of all of this, it seems that mortgage rates have dropped. Well, joining us live to talk about at CNBC senior climate and real estate correspondent Diana oleck, Diane, it's great to have you back. Thank you so much. Well, thanks for having me. This was kind of surprising. What kind of drop are we talking about here? Is it by significant amount? Yeah, it's pretty sizable. We saw a drop starting on Friday of about 25 basis points and then another today. So we were just to put it in perspective at about 7.1% on the 30 year fixed two weeks ago and 7 O 5 just last week. Now we're down at about 6 and a half. And what that means really to a person buying a home is if you were buying, say, a half a $1 million home with 20% down on a 30 year fixed, your payment, your monthly payment just went down in the course of four days by a $128. So that's real money. So you think this will bring more people back to the housing market? Well, one would hope it's been a rough ride for the market. We did see people come back into the market in January when mortgage rates actually fell down towards 6% after again being over 7% in the fall. And that was a bright spot. People were saying, wow, maybe the housing market is recovering faster than we've thought. And pending home sales, which are signed contracts, those went up 8% in January, surprisingly, and the home builders started to see a lot more traffic coming in. But then in February, rate shot back up again and it just completely stalled. So the question is, how long will rates stay slightly lower and will they fall even further from here? That's going to depend on inflation and we get a big number on that tomorrow. Is there a cause and effect here from the situation with Silicon Valley bank and signature bank and the dropping in the mortgage rates? Yeah, it's a direct effect. Not to get too complicated, but mortgage rates follow bond yields, specifically the yield on the ten year treasury. And when something really kind of scary happens in the economy, like what happened with the banks, investors rushed to the safety of government bonds because they know that nothing can go wrong with that. So they rush in and when they rush in, the yields come down because the prices go up. Yields again are followed by mortgage rates. So when that ten year treasure yield came down on Friday, when the initial shock hit, you saw mortgage rates come down and then again, when markets open today. Very quickly, 15 seconds can you explain where the housing market is now in your opinion? It's in flux. It's not in a great place, but hopefully lower rates will help. All right. Thank you. Thanks, Diana. She covers real estate for CNBC
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"I'm Hillary Howard I'm Sean Anderson our top local story this hour, the Virginia school teacher who police say was shot by her 6 year old student is now filing suit against the Newport News school district after she says multiple warnings about the boy were ignored. Our story from WTO is making clarity. In filing suit against the Newport News school board attorney Diane toscano described richneck elementary school teacher Abigail's Werner as the best of us. Who endured the unthinkable, being shot purposely by a 6 year old student in front of her first grade class while teaching. Toscano says the 25 year old teacher has serious injuries after being shot through the hand and in her chest. Something that could have been prevented according to the suit, which alleges staff warned school administrators three times on the day of the shooting that the 6 year old boy could be armed. But the administration could not be bothered. Police say they were unaware of any staff warnings that day. The school superintendent says he knew of one concern brought to an administrator. Meghan cloher, a WTO news. That shooting fast tracked bills to make Virginia gun owners lock up their weapons when kids are around. Republican delegate Margaret ransome says she's also working on legislation to better support teachers by addressing discipline in schools. Meantime, Prince William county school leaders are considering you safety measures to protect teachers and their students. Virginia's second largest school system is also talking about screening people for weapons before they can enter school buildings. Speed cameras in school zones are meant to slow drivers down and keep kids safe. Now Maryland lawmakers are considering making changes that would mean fewer traffic tickets for you behind the wheel. Today here in Maryland, school zones can be established within a half mile radius of any school and a speed camera has to be within that half mile radius. Maryland lawmakers are considering a bill that would shrink school zones to a tenth of a mile. The bill introduced by Baltimore county stage senator Charles sidner would likely reduce the number of speed camera tickets and the ones issued by officers, besides less revenue, it would also cost counties to relocate existing cameras and make the changes to infrastructure around current school zones. In Bethesda, Neil odd can stay in Dublin news. If you ever go to FedEx field, you've probably noticed there's a lot of undeveloped land around there. Well, Maryland leaders have voted to formally start building something. You governor Wes Moore and others have voted to issue up to $400 million in bonds for a convention center. In arts and entertainment amphitheater and other infrastructure improvements. State and local leaders emphasize they are going to develop the area regardless of where the commanders decide to play when their lease ends in 2027. New road signs could be coming to Virginia, but these signs would be different because they would highlight important locations from the Jim Crow era. They would be historical markers showing green book sites across Virginia. Those were safe places where black Americans could travel eat and sleep without fear of being harassed during the Jim Crow era. There are about 315 sites total. Susan hellman is a researcher who's tracked down and photographed all of them. In driving around, I found that probably about three fourths of those are gone. They've been demolished. But we are able to determine the location. Legislation calling for the new historical markers passed in Virginia's House of delegates and now moves on to the state Senate, governor Glenn youngkin has said he supports it. Nick eind Ellie doubled your TLP news. Keep it here on WTO P social media and late night talk shows full of jokes about classified documents where they don't belong. It's a serious issue and some current and former top U.S. leaders have been found having these papers as you know, we'll talk to Catherine heritage of CBS News about it next. Four O 7. Jazzy two is key to delivering information advantage. The success of jazz C two depends
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"Wired by IBW local 26, where electrical contractors come to grow. Good evening. Good afternoon. I'm Hillary Howard. And I'm Sean Anderson. Thomas Robertson is our producer. Top story, the deadline for avoiding a government shutdown is just days away and it's looking like Congress will need to quickly approve a short term spending bill that will be TOP's Mitchell Miller's on Capitol Hill. House speaker Nancy Pelosi says her preference remains a long-term omnibus spending plan, but acknowledges time is running out and lawmakers may have to approve a short term plan. I don't like that, but it's much better than the poison that might befall us another kind of Bill. House Republicans prefer a short term plan since they'll take over the house in January and want to reduce spending on various programs. Democrats have held off on releasing their long-term plan in the hope that an agreement might still be reached. But Congress is likely to need to pass a weeklong continuing resolution by this Friday to avert a shutdown in the short term. On capital hill, Mitchell Miller, WTO P news. Four more members of far right oath keepers are on trial today on seditious conspiracy charges connected to the capitol riot. Prosecutors and federal court here in D.C. will try to convince jurors that the men plotted with the group's founder Stewart Rhodes to use force to stop the transfer of presidential power to Joe Biden. Two weeks ago, roads and another man, Kelly megs were convicted of seditious conspiracy, three others were acquitted. Roads and megs were the first people in decades found guilty in a trial on that charge. The man suspected of making the bomb the kill 270 people in the bombing of Pan Am flight one O three is expected to appear for a hearing today. Muhammad Mossad has been in custody in Libya before being extradited here to the U.S., the 1988 terrorist bombing of the London to New York flight over Lockerbie Scotland stunned the nation 190 Americans died in the attack. Victoria comics husband John was on that plane
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"Good evening, I'm Hillary Howard. And I'm John dome and Alicia abelson is our producer. The top stories we're following this evening. Well, it is the Thanksgiving getaway and it is in full swing. Many people packing up the car and hitting the road for the holiday, and as WTO's Melissa Howell reports knowing what's ahead, make all the difference for you. It'll be a busy travel holiday, but professor mamo Khan and Virginia tech says, it won't be like we may have expected before the pandemic. There will be long lines traveling during the Thanksgiving will be a pre test as to how the Christmas is going to be. He oversees the hospitality program. His recommendation for folks traveling by air try to use carry ons to avoid lost baggage and no matter how you travel, keep in mind. They should be very tolerant. They should be willing to accommodate others. The last thing I would say is, they should really enjoy this opportunity. Melissa how WTO penis. Now Melissa alluded to this, our local airports are predicting travel volumes near pre-pandemic levels this year. Because of that, they are telling you plan ahead. Domestic travelers should arrive to the airport two hours early and international travelers should arrive about three hours early before their flight. James Johnson's with the metropolitan Washington airport's authority and he says Reagan national projecting more than 340,000 passengers coming through just during this Thanksgiving travel period. That's about 60,000 more than last year. And he says dulles is expecting more than a 130,000 Thanksgiving travelers. That's less than last year, but also still more than 2019 when the pandemic before the pandemic shut everything down. BWI Marshall also says they're bracing for more travelers than they had last year and could approach the pre-pandemic levels there. Big news tonight, the Supreme Court rejected former president Trump's plea to stop the Treasury Department from handing over 6 years of tax returns for himself and some of his businesses. Loyola law professor and former federal prosecutor Lori Levinson has more on what this ruling means for the former president. Former president Donald Trump will have to turn over his tax returns to a congressional committee. He took his case all the way to the Supreme Court to try to prevent the disclosure of his tax returns. But the Supreme Court has rejected his plea. And therefore, immediately, Donald Trump should be turning over his tax returns to the House ways and means committee. The committee wanted his tax returns as part of an investigation into the IRS audit program and mister Trump's tax law compliance. The committee will come under Republican leadership in January. President Joe Biden says he's going to extend the payment moratorium that was due to expire at the end of the month when it comes to federal student loan debt. That move coming as the president faces legal challenges to his plan that would have forgiven up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt. The president says he's completely confident. His plan to forgive student debt is legal, but as Republican led states have filed lawsuits to challenge the move, mister Biden says he'll extend the current payment pause to give the Supreme Court time to weigh in. To offer loan forgiveness, the administration is relying on a post 9 11 law written to help service members and citing COVID as a national emergency. Critics say widespread debt relief for all borrowers is not what Congress had in mind when it passed the heroes act in 2003. At CBS News White House correspondent Stephen portnoy. A horrific case of abduction and rape lived for decades in the cold case file. Now in Arlington man is being held without bond after being charged with the attack in fairfax county 34 years ago, more from WTO's dick giuliano. A 22 year old woman was forced to drive too abductors to a secluded site where she was raped. The attack was repeated at a second site, evidence including fingerprints were collected at the 1988 crime scenes, but no arrest until now. We always hoped for a forensic development. Fairfax county police major Eddie Carroll says a fingerprint examiner matched prince from the woman's car to an unrelated recent Alexandria city arrest record. George Thomas junior has been arrested and is being held in Montgomery county, pending extradition of fairfax. Police chief Kevin Davis. As you'll spend this Thanksgiving and hopefully many, many, many thanksgivings incarcerated for the crimes that he committed. In fairfax, particularly on WTO P new. Now coming up after traffic and weather, yesterday, hopefully you remember that we told you the pilots union is against the idea of having just one pilot in the cockpit of commercial flights. Well, today, a story that vividly illustrates why it's 6 36. Eric was way behind on his taxes. Oh, a lot of money to the IRS. Almost $15,000. I tried to make payments. The IRS wasn't satisfied with Eric's efforts, so they came after him full force. They're coming to put a lean and a hold on all my income. My home, my car. I was just overwhelmed or what to do. Then Eric called optimum tax relief. When optima tax got involved, the cars would
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"The WTO producer's desk, his wired by IBW local 26, where electrical contractors come to grow. Good afternoon, I'm Sean Anderson. I'm Hillary Howard Mike Jacques is our producer. We are following developments in Gaithersburg, where an explosion and fire sent ten people to the hospital, including two with critical injuries. Now the explosion happened just before 9 in a row of garden style condos on quince Orchard boulevard near rabbit road and part of that building collapsed after everything that happened. Montgomery county fire and rescue says it is still unclear what caused that explosion, but WTO P is Christy king is at the scene, gathering the details, Christie, what do you know? Hit on, let me start with what I see. The rubble here on quince Orchard boulevard, across from Brown station elementary school, it's still a smoldering. This fire, Potomac, oaks, condominiums might not be out for days. The gas has been turned off. Natural gas fed the fire that resulted from the explosion, but it is not suspected as a cause. The investigation thus far has not revealed what, how, where or why this happened in all 24 units are impacted either destroyed or damaged to some degree, the occupants of one of those units have not been accounted for. Efforts continued to identify and find them. 12 people were injured two critically for children among those injured have mild to moderate injuries that do not include. They're not serious. They don't have burns or smoke inhalation. The county has set up a web page for donations, a 100% of the proceeds go to victims, the website is M H partners
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"Good afternoon, I'm Sean Anderson. I'm Hillary Howard, Mike, Jakarta, is our producer. New this afternoon, an education tip line that stoked a lot of concerns and complaints is now shut down. The project was kicked off by Virginia's governor not long after he took office and was intended to be a place where people could report so called divisive topics. What were in those calls? Has the answer. The unkind administration released 350 of the comments as part of a settlement with news organizations that sued to see them. One mother and spotsylvania called for 7 books to be pulled from library shelves, saying they made children desensitized to healthy sexual relationships. Many objected to masks during COVID. But some comments showed appreciation for teachers and staff. Today, the spokeswoman for youngkin says the tip line was disconnected in September because there weren't many tips coming in. The law can stain double TLP news. Unfolding developments in the potential sale of the Washington commanders and it's a big one. Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos may have an interest. People magazine quotes a source close to Bezos as saying that he's looking into buying the team now that owner Dan Snyder has hired Bank of America to look into any transactions. CBS sports has reported Bezos has been interested in buying the team for a few years. It's not clear right now if Amazon's deal to carry Thursday Night Football would conflict with the ownership bid earlier today, Bloomberg reported media mogul Byron Allen has also expressed interest in the commanders. If Allen were to buy the team, he would be the first black majority owner
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"To grow. Good afternoon, I'm Sean Anderson. I'm Hillary Howard Mike Jacques is our producer. Well, you knew it was going to happen the fed raises interest rates three quarters of a percentage point, it's the 6th hike this year to curb inflation. Business analyst Jill schlesinger says the fed also sent a very important signal. There was something new in the accompanying statement this time around. The fed has acknowledged that there is a lag between the action of raising interest rates and how quickly those higher rates actually impact the economy. This change to the official statement suggests that the Central Bank could pull back on the size of future rate hikes. How is Wall Street responding well, not particularly happy, Dow is down 386 points. NASDAQ downed three O 6, the S&P down 79. More breaking news on WTO, both stories concerning the commanders. Of course, we've been reporting all afternoon that Dan Snyder, the owner of the commanders, is making a move for the potential sale of the team. More on that coming up in just a second, but first, this breaking story, a 17 year old boy has been arrested in connection with the shooting of commanders running back Brian Robinson junior. D.C. police chief Robert Conti announced that arrest during a news conference this hour. He says the teen was 16 at the time of the shooting, and that it's yet another case of a young person with an illegal gun. The chief is asking for more help to close the case for good. There are still two
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"The 20th, 83°. I'm Hillary Howard. I'm Sean Anderson. Top local story this hour is just breaking tonight it may soon become illegal to turn right on red at most intersections in D.C. and the goal is to protect cyclists and pedestrians. The D.C. council voted unanimously late this afternoon to make it a traffic violation to go right on red. This is a preliminary vote if it passes a final vote, the law would take effect in 2025, assuming the mayor signs it. The new legislation would allow cyclists to ride through stop signs and red lights without stopping when it's safe to do so. This legislation would also let DDoS allow right turns at certain red lights if they find it will improve safety at specific intersections. Now to making roads safer for everyone in Montgomery county. That is the goal of county leaders, but traffic deaths are still on the rise. At the discussion of Montgomery county's work to eliminate deaths on county roads, Christie daphnis, chair of an advisory committee on pedestrian and cyclist safety, red a list of names. Sarah legan camp, Randall Gibson, Vidal, whereas godina is those are the names of pedestrians and cyclists who died on county roadways so far this year. Montgomery county police captain Brian dillman said there are 77 speed and red light cameras in the county and that by 2026 there would be 216 dillman said the automated cameras are not about revenue generation. The enforcement effort is about curving the speed that we have, people driving out there. Kate Ryan, WTO P news. 6 O 5, if you drive down the dulles toll road next month, you might see metro trains traveling along the tracks of phase two of the silver line project, but no, you can't hop on one, you have to get the dulles airport. For the first half of October, metro will begin running simulated service along the tracks, this comes as it works to train staff and check off pre service safety requirements that need to be met. The Washington metro rail safety commission must give metro the green light when it comes to safety. Metro real determines when to open the line, but they may only do that after they complete their safety certification process, and we concur that they properly completed that process. The safety commission CEO David Mayer, the goal has been to take you through Reston to dulles international airport and beyond starting sometime this fall. Mike Morello WTO news. And in other news this evening, while school systems review Virginia's new guidelines on transgender students, governor Glenn youngkin is defending those guidelines, making clear he expects them to be carried out. The governor's critics call the proposed rules discriminatory and cruel. The governor paid a call at loudoun's election office to highlight election integrity, asked about the new education model policies, which would require parents permission to change kids names and genders at school, the governor reminded local school boards there to adopt policies consistent with the guidelines. It's the law, and
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"In one hiring platform helps you attract interview and higher candidates efficiently. Visit indeed dot com slash credit. 5 O three on WTO on this September 13th, 2022, gorgeous afternoon goings, sunny skies and word 82 in D.C.. Good afternoon, I'm Sean Anderson. And I'm Hillary Howard, our top local story, is money what's making your wallet a lot thinner. Well, it's expensive food and rent in medical costs. Inflation did drop a little year over year to 8.3% last month, but it didn't fall nearly as low as a lot of analysts had expected, and it still quite high. This all sent stocks into a freefall. Dow sunk 1276 points, NASDAQ down 6 32. The S&P dropped one 77, those drops are between four and 5%. Barry Glassman of Glassman wealth services joined us last hour with advice on how you should handle that market skin. If you have extra money, I still encourage people in their four-o-one-ks and whatnot to dollar cost average and put money in, I wouldn't try to time the market out, but if you need money in the next, let's say 6 to 12 months and you need that cash. I would make sure that you have it set aside and not ride the market over the next 6 or 12 months or any point in time. If you need cash in the short term. We're seeing the big driver for persistent inflation at the grocery store. The index that measures food prices is up almost 11 and a half percent compared to last year. That's the biggest jump since 1979. Checks in with grocery shoppers outside of magruder's in northwest D.C. to see just how frustrated they are. Some shoppers say they're well aware of higher prices for a number of items while they may not necessarily feel the financial sting of it all. First of all, I hate inflation, but not pinch, but I certainly noticed higher prices. There's no question. I really do feel sorry for people who can't afford this. Shoppers say they benefited
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"I'm Hillary Howard. I'm Sean Anderson. And our top local story is breaking news this afternoon, a federal judge has rejected the terms of a plea deal for an Annapolis couple charged with selling navy submarine secrets, our story from double DTO peace dick giuliano, former navy nuclear engineer Jonathan tebby and his wife Diana have been forced to withdraw their guilty pleas because a federal judge found the proposed sentences were too lenient. Prosecutors asked for 12 to 17 years in prison for Jonathan and three years for Diana, the judge center trial date for January. Jonathan is accused of selling submarine secrets to someone he thought was a representative of a foreign government, but was an undercover FBI agent. His wife Diana is accused of acting as a lookout. Keeping kids safe at school was the topic of discussion in Northern Virginia today as the state's top prosecutor talked privately to some school leaders and local police. Here in faulkner county attorney general Jason miara is along with the school board and sheriff's office had a closed door round table on school safety and security. You're entrusting that school when you drop that child off to keep the most precious thing in the world safe. Full care county has at least one armed school security officer or a school resource officer at every school. Superintendent David Jack says they build good relationships with students. They're able to see a kid might be a little bit off that day and they're able to communicate with them and connect with them and perhaps help them. That is critically critically important. In fall care county, Neil odd can stay. Student and teacher safety is just one issue schools are dealing with. Another is the shortage of educators, which is impacting many districts, including Virginia's largest, but now fairfax county says it's close to 99% staffed up for the classroom in the fall. Classes do start on Monday, new superintendent Michelle Reed says she'll share more during two virtual information sessions this week. And if you want details on how to attend, head on over to WTO dot
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"Three O three on Friday afternoon July 29th, 2022, strong storms along Virginia's northern neck in southern Maryland 88 in rosslyn. Good afternoon, I'm Dimitri sodas. And I'm Hillary Howard now to our top local story, which is an update on the woman who's accused of shooting her husband inside a D.C. hotel. It was over allegations he molested children at her Maryland day care. The case is now going to trial and a judge as denied her bail. Shin Terry weems is going to remain behind bars for now. Her next court appearance is August 9th. Her husband, James weems junior remains in custody in Washington, D.C., he'll be appearing before a Baltimore county court next week. He's been charged with sexually abusing at least three children at the day care center in owings mills. Shin Teri shot her husband last week after getting messages about those allegations. At the Mandarin oriental in southwest police say, her lawyer says it was self defense. According to court documents, police found two handguns in a notebook at the hotel, where she wrote messages saying she intended to shoot but not kill her husband and, quote, I want these kids to get justice. Shaina still in WTO P news. Prosecutors in the district are looking at the amount of force officers used to detain a suspect last month. He fled when police saw him buying drugs. The suspect took off running when police caught him buying drugs near the corner of O in north capital streets northwest, but he didn't get far when police are trying to get him to spit drugs out of his mouth and handcuff him. The body cam footage shows an officer with their knee and their elbow around the suspect's neck area. The restraint around the neck area doesn't last long, though, before the suspect's handcuffed and then moved on to his side. But it's still a violation of departmental policy. He's now being investigated. John
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"Get a precision AC tune up for only $69. Michael and son. Traffic and weather on the 8s how you Dave dildine. Hey, Hillary Howard, most of our traffic delays or work zone related district, the utility crews are back, constitutional avid of 14th street northwest single file getting through the intersection con and 14th northwest, Tyson's one 23 paving near Ghazni road or gold courthouse road. It's one lane getting by to the right slowly north and southbound on one 23. Three 95 northbound slow out of Springfield before duke street the right side is coned off at the road work, volume delays on 95. Maryland crash on I 97 southbound before benfield boulevard, some slowing getting by under authority direction. It is an overturned tanker on three O one southbound beyond croom road, near the Osbourne shopping center laid it on the far right side, southbound traffic is getting by until that record needs more space to hook up. Route 5 branch avenue southbound slow leaving Clinton toward brandywine. Don't know what that's about. The work zone on three O one at the nice Middleton bridge should be in the process of clearing what delays easing no delays on 50 at the bay bridge, outer lips still slow Bethesda toward Virginia beyond the legion bridge, the works on was on the left lane can't see it in camera, might already be clear. The pace will stay slow on the interlude toward the legion bridge as well. Traffic brought to you by Marlow furniture, Dave dildine, WTO traffic. Let's go to storm team four, check in with Mike stenner. Our unsettled weather pattern continues thanks to a stalled font for this afternoon intervals of cloud cover and some sunshine. It's going to be muggy, chance for shower where I thought our highs mid to upper 80s. Overnight will stay muggy,
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"24/7 360 five The WTO producer's desk is powered by IBW local 26 a trusted electrical industry partner for over 130 years Good afternoon I'm Sean Anderson I'm Hillary Howard Jocelyn chesson is our producer Now to our top story which is a busy week on Capitol Hill the January 6th committee investigating the insurrection wants testimony from three Republican lawmakers and the Senate is starting to take up the president's major aid package for Ukraine WTO's Mitchell Miller is on Capitol Hill with details The house panel wants to speak with representatives Andy Biggs of Arizona mo Brooks of Alabama and Ronnie Jackson of Texas The members of the House freedom caucus have been strong supporters of former president Trump and the committee is interested in their participation in any conversations with him as well as planning before a rally on January 6th The Senate meanwhile is beginning work on the $33 billion aid plan for Ukraine Maryland senator Chris van hollen says it's needed but he also hopes an agreement can be worked out for a big COVID package We're running short of funds to make sure that people can get free vaccines and free testing So we need to do both these things On Capitol Hill Mitchell Miller WTO Near this afternoon a retired New York City police officer has been convicted of attacking a D.C. officer during the capitol riot Thomas Webster has been found guilty on 6 charges including allegations he hit Noah rathbun with a metal pole and then grabbed his gas mask Now Webster was the first capital riot defendant to claim self defense he argued he was defending himself against a rogue cop who punched him in the face Webster will be sentenced in September We'll talk more about it with CBS congressional correspondent Scott McFarland in just a few minutes at two 40 A special grand jury has been chosen in Atlanta to investigate whether former president Trump tried to illegally medal in Georgia's 2020 election At issue the phone call in which Trump told Georgia Secretary of State Brad raffensperger that he wants him to find more than 11,000 votes The case is considered by some legal observers as the biggest threat for criminal prosecution of the ex-president It should be noted this special grand jury will only investigate the allegations It does not have the power to indict Testimony starts next month The search is on for an escaped Alabama murder suspect CBS News special report Alabama is on alert for missing murder suspect and a corrections officer.
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"For being with us on this cold Monday march the 28th It's 41 breezy degrees Hello I'm Hillary Howard Now to our top local story There's an almost $2 billion tax break coming to some marylanders and local businesses The break will directly impact those 65 and older who make up to a $100,000 in retirement income Married couples who earn up to a 150 K will be paying less as well Lawmakers also agreed to a sales tax exemption for child care products like diapers car seats and baby bottles and there's a tax credit for employers who hire and then retain workers from underserved communities Governor Larry Hogan plans to sign the bill later this week When disaster struck silver springs friendly garden apartments a 150 people had nowhere to live But the community rallied to help them and now a fund for those displaced just got an infusion of cash The 3000 donated by the westfield Wheaton mall will go towards the nearly $570,000 fund for the victims of the fire General manager Stewart Amos The community supports you the community cares about you The next steps are finding permanent housing for the displaced They were living in very affordable housing and that's not in big supply in Montgomery county And so it's trying to find permanent housing which can be just as affordable as what they were doing Robert Goldman is the president of the Montgomery housing partnership which has.
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"Money news at 25 and 55 hello Jeff play bar Hello Hillary Howard by the way we wanted to end the day the now finished the session down 448 points We got some T 500 indexed out 55 that has that about a 186 those are all one and a quarter percent losses Traders now betting the fed will step up rate hikes fed funds futures markets signal half percent rate hikes in both April and in May rising mortgage rates are sidelining would be home buyers Mortgage applications last week fell more than 8% with 30 year rates jumping to about four and a half percent a two year high Howard University is committing $785 million for campus expansion Its largest ever and will include the first new campus buildings in 38 years Howard has the money after record donations last year and strong Wall Street ratings Jeff Cleveland news Money news brought to you by whole foods market At Whole Foods market get 5 yellow mangoes for $5 through April 5th Plus an extra 10% off for prime members while supplies last Learn more on the whole foods market app Coming up after traffic and weather the nation in fact the death of the nation's first female Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was 84 Also war raging in Ukraine Vladimir Putin fighting his own demons at home I'm JJ green Stay with us at four 27 How can the United States be considered an innovation leader with a government planning process dictated by manual spreadsheets This high-tech country deserves a high-tech government.
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"I'm Hillary Howard. Mike Jack itis is our producer coming up. Secretary of State Blanken pushes back against harsh Republican criticism of the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan Democrat comes out against the president's infrastructure plan to study predicts climate change will cause mass migration within countries. Why you need to update Your iPhone apple. Watch your iPad now. Another year. Another quarterback injury for the Washington football team and the Dow closed down closed up very green 262 points. NASDAQ was down 10 S and P up 10 w T o p at 6 31 Secretary of State Antony Blinken is facing questions for the first time publicly from Congress members and this follows the bloody US exit from Afghanistan. Testifying remotely. Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the US exit from Afghanistan. There's no evidence Staying longer. Would have made the Afghan security forces. Or the Afghan government any more resilient or self sustaining. Blinken says he expanded resources dedicated to processing visas for Afghan allies and called the evacuation of U. S personnel there in extraordinary effort, But the committee's top Republican Texas congressman Michael McCaul, says otherwise, this was an unmitigated disaster. Of epic proportions. Steve Dorsey. CBS NEWS Washington Work resumes this week on Capitol Hill on President Biden's giant budget reconciliation bill, But a key Democratic senators once again throwing cold water in the plant. West Virginia's Joe Manchin says he cannot support the $3.5 trillion price tag, saying it'll instead need to be one or 1.5 trillion. On the other end. Independent Bernie Sanders, who's helping write the bill says it should be far bigger and 3.5 trillion is an acceptable medium mansions. Opposition is notable since Democrats have no votes to spare in an evenly split sentence. Associated Press correspondent soccer Madani. Meantime, House Democrats Putting together the plan are looking to increase taxes on the largest corporations and wealthiest Americans in their effort to pay for House Democrats are proposing the corporate tax rate be increased. East at 26.5%. For corporations making more than $5 million. The wealthiest Americans would also see their income tax rate go up to 39.6%. But the smallest businesses would see their tax rate actually dropped to 18%, CBS correspondent Sarah You a white Up ahead on w T o P Will California's governor state or go we'll Preview Tomorrow's recall Election? 6 33. It was a long.
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"Good afternoon. I'm Sean Anderson. I'm Hillary Howard. Our top local story this hour is the potential for severe weather. Tonight. A flash flood watches in effect for parts of the area east of 95, including D. C as rain from else Oh rolls through the mid Atlantic. The storm's effects are expected to be particularly strong in southern Maryland, and many residents are getting ready in case of flooding. W T. O P S Michelle Bash has more from Calvert County. Last time I had water five inches deep, and we lost thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. I talked with Martin Jackson as he and his wife filled sandbags in Barstow at the Stafford Road, Salt Dome off Route 2 31. He says the home they rent in Prince Frederick has flooded three times in the last five years. Calvert County, ST Mary's County in the town of Chesapeake Beach, have all been handing out sandbags, and the forecast has prompted Calvert County to close its parks and facilities earlier in Prince Frederick Michelle Bash W T o P news storms that came in ahead of Elsa have knocked out power to some people. Dominion Energy reports about 2600 customers are out most of them in Fairfax County, along with Alexandria and Louden County. W T. O P is staying on top of the outages until everyone gets the power back. Now to Capitol Hill, where the riots security fencing is coming down tomorrow, six months after the insurrection, But it all depends on the weather. W T. O P S Mitchell Miller has today on the hill. But temporary fencing has surrounded the Capitol grounds for more than six months. And after an extensive review, the Capitol Police Board decided to allow for its removal starting on Friday, though that's weather permitting well. The weather could affect work heading into the weekend. Once it begins that's expected to take about three days. As for potential security issues. At a recent congressional hearing, FBI director Christopher Wray was asked about them by Indiana Senator Mike Braun, one of the many lawmakers who want the fence gone, at least to my knowledge, We're not tracking any specific or credible threats to the capital. Sounds like a good reason to take the fence down on Capitol Hill, Mitchell Miller.
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Smithsonian National Zoo's Giant Panda Gives Birth
"Of excitement at the National Zoo this morning, which is home to a new panda cub Mother made Zhang became the world's second oldest giant panda tohave, a little cub. The zoo team knew it was a crap shoot. It admitted the chances were slim made, John could get pregnant and give birth to a little progeny so you can imagine the elation. Just for the zoo, but form a John, who wasted no time tending her newborn and holding it in her arms. The road to this moment had many turns. There was the monitoring of her ovulation cycle, the artificial insemination, the waiting and the watching for signs of pregnancy and labor. For now, the suit team can't get any closer than you. Were I there watching the vocalizing Newborn on camera. You can too at w t o p dot com Search PANDA Hillary Howard w T o P News A
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Washington DC's National Zoo's female giant panda has a new ‘miracle’ cub
"There's a whole lot of excitement at the National Zoo this morning, which is home to a new panda cub Mother May, Zhang became the world's second oldest giant panda tohave, a little cub. The zoo team knew it was a crap shoot. It admitted the chances were slim made, John could get pregnant and give birth to a little progeny. So you can imagine the elation not just for the zoo, but form a John, who wasted no time tending her newborn and holding it in her arms. The road to this moment had many turns. There was the monitoring of her ovulation cycle, the artificial insemination, the waiting and the watching for signs of pregnancy and labor. For now, the zoo team can't get any closer than you. Were I there watching the vocalizing Newborn on camera. You can too at w t o p dot com Search PANDA Hillary Howard w T o p
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COVID-19 clusters cancel in-person college classes across the country
"Had decided to revert to online classes as Corona virus outbreaks continue to erupted. Schools around the country college students in North Carolina, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Vermont, Kansas, Colorado. Even the Air Force Academy are testing positive for Kobe 19, creating a ripple effect that puts hundreds more students in quarantine. Notre Dame's president, Reverend John Jenkins says they'll go back to online learning for a couple of weeks with about 150 new infections. Michigan State announced it won't hold in person classes as planned next month in person. Classes are starting at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, the chancellor's warning students If they don't follow social distancing rules, they could face expulsion. I'm Jackie Quinn. While I colleges across the country, Virginia Tech is trying to be smart, attentive and careful about keeping the campus safe during the day. Endemic. While some colleges across the country are battling Corona virus outbreaks, Virginia Tech has only had one true positive case before other infections were students who'd previously tested positive. So how are they managing? Besides the initial screening and some quarantines, Virginia Tech President Tim Sands says students are expected to hang in there pods and responsibly gather. If students party with people outside their group. They could be charged with a misdemeanor under a new ordinance. Sands ask students to be patient and thoughtful about what they do, promising that one day in the not too distant future, A degree of normalcy will return. Hillary Howard
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Smithsonian prepares to reopen in Washington, DC
"Well, most of our fabulous museums around here close still. But the Smithsonian's working on plans for a phased in reopening and there's a lot to work out behind the Smithsonian's closed doors. Some workers are taking care of business. I'm in all of our front line. Pete, Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch means the security maintenance and animal feeders who went to work when others stayed home. Those are in my mind. The heroes of this was now the museum's preparing for you. The one thing you don't want are hundreds of people. Waiting in line, You know, cheek to Jack's trying to get in so bunch wants time passes to keep crowds small, and they're learning important lessons from the recent National Zoo re opening, even in the zoo. What we've done is looked at what spaces Interior can be open. What's faces were too tight. It's a heavy lift, but he believes it'll make the Smithsonian even better. Hillary Howard w. T o P News
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Washington DC man accused of attempting to burn down police station indicted
"During the early days of the George Floyd protests. If convicted, the 39 year old could face decades in prison and 1/4 $1,000,000 fine. Not long after dawn on May 29th police say they found Jeremy Pace outside their fourth district station on Georgia Avenue. It was right after a gasoline filled laundry container exploded and burned the sidewalk. The federal complaint claims Pace asked his social media followers to join him there and riot with the rest of the nation, But it didn't work out that way. D C's acting U S Attorney says people have the right to peacefully protest, but those choosing violence will be prosecuted. Hillary Howard W. T. O P News Most people arrested in Arlington last year were black