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"Listening to a WTO negroes. The conversation around gentrification is happening in cities all across the country right now. A group of D.C. students is looking at what it means to residents in this city. Kennedy street out of northwest has been a staple in the district for decades. There are so many wonderful businesses and a very strong sense of community. And grew up here and goes to Duke Ellington. She directed a documentary she and her classmates put together. For the D.C. independent film form, it's called Kennedy street They spoke with residents about gentrification. And I'm noticing that we have that. More people than I expected were not as angry about it. She says, as the city continues to change, she hopes to continue creating space for others to engage in the conversation. Everybody has an individual unique story to tell. Melissa Howell WTO news. The Oscars this year won't only be shining a light on Hollywood's biggest actors, but also on a local Prince William county woman's business. I launched board rebel dot com just a few months ago. And already, Stacy flex is clothing company that puts a twist on traditional undershirts, landed itself in this year's iconic swag bag at the Oscars. His undershirt and just struck me as being really boring and plain. And I got curious. That curiosity from looking at her husband's boring undergarments let her product being gifted to Academy Award nominees. And a couple days after I filled out the application, they got back to me and said, I was selected. So that was just awesome. Shy and WTO P news. She was the hairstylist on Black Panther. Wakanda forever at this weekend, this Sunday Night to be specific. She's competing for her very first Academy Award. I was over
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". Once again, anti semitic racist, just horrible hate. Bill Pruitt is with the Jewish federation of greater Washington. These things have been occurring at an increasing rate in our region and in our country. The attack has led to a call for unity from the Commonwealth's attorney, but who said in a statement, quote, we must remain vigilant to protect our values and freedoms as loud iners. The loudoun county sheriff's office is now investigating. Anyone with information about the perpetrators should reach out to the sheriff's office. It will turn into action. And we have to stop it. Melissa Howell WTO penis Loudon community and faith leaders have organized vigil this evening at 7 o'clock at the former food Lion in south riding. I'll be joined by law enforcement in what leaders are calling a plan show of unity against rising hate speech and vandalism. The Johns Hopkins University and the Baltimore police department have signed an agreement that paves the way for the school to hire a private armed police force for its three city campuses. Hopkins vice president for public safety, branville Bard, said over the next 6 to 12 months, the school will hire and train about a hundred officers for the force. The effort to develop the private police force began in 2020 during a sharp rise in campus crime, but protests against police sparked by the death of George Floyd delayed its plan. Foot traffic in D.C.'s downtown and golden triangle areas is better than it was in 2020, but still far below pre-pandemic levels. Now the district is looking for ways to bring people back to the office buildings in those areas. Around a 5th of offices and downtown and golden triangle remain vacant at the moment, the shift to working from home and hybrid work is making it harder for retail and other smaller businesses. The area real estate is over 90% commercial and only around 8% residential. The Washington business journal reports
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"Virginia shopping center has been vandalized with graffiti displaying racist remarks, local leaders are now asking for the community's help. The graffiti displaying hate symbols and racist hate speech was found at the south riding town center shopping center in loudoun county Friday. Once again, anti semitic racist, just horrible hate. Guilt Bruce is with the Jewish federation of greater Washington. These things have been occurring at an increasing rate in our region and in our country. The attack has led to a call for unity from the Commonwealth's attorney, but who said in a statement, quote, we must remain vigilant to protect our values and freedoms as loud iners. The loudon county sheriff's office is now investigating. Anyone with information about the perpetrators should reach out to the sheriff's office. It will turn into action. And we have to stop it. Melissa Howell WTO penis. A man is dead after police say he was hit by several cars while trying to pull a woman off I 95, this morning. At around ten this morning, 23 year old Caesar Alfred Charles Burke and a woman were for some reason outside their cars having a discussion on the side of I 95 south near the ICC. Then according to Maryland state police, the woman stepped into the roadway. They don't know why. Burke then got in the roadway himself trying to get the woman back off the road according to investigators, and that's when he was hit first by a black or gray Nissan altima, and then a tractor trailer, both of those cars didn't stop. A third car also hit Burke, but that driver pulled over and called 9-1-1. Burke died at the scene. As police tried to piece together what happened, they're asking for anyone who saw what happened to give them a call. Mike Murillo WTO news, 39 year old Eugene Ellis wood riding a motorized wheelchair was struck and killed Friday evening in saint Mary's county. The sheriff's office says wood was trying to cross great mills road when he was hit by a 1994 Ford Ranger, driven by Walter Tyrone wall of Calloway. The sheriff's office has speed and alcohol do not appear to have been factors on the crash. Metro riders will begin seeing more frequent trains on one of the most popular lines
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"That strategy, more visible cameras, Melissa Howell, WTO P news. Coming up on WTA after traffic and weather, there could be a new set of boomers on the way. We'll tell you about that and more. It's four 36. Everyone in a kitchen cabinet in your hands fall out on the floor or reach for spices and everything falls out whether your kitchen needs a spruce up or a major remodel, a free consultation with an experienced designer at cabinet discounters will get you started. You see photos of gorgeous kitchen and bath projects and find hours and locations of our 7 showrooms at cabinet discounters dot com. We have fantastic career opportunities for experienced kitchen designers. Check it out at the cabinet discounters dot com We post with almost everything in life. You have choices. You can pick a lot a little or somewhere in the middle, so shouldn't there be an Internet plan that's just as clever, one that allows you to add TV or home automation whenever. That's why Cox now offers flexible Internet plans, giving you all the services you desire and nothing you don't require. Additional services can be added to then current regular rates, all services subject to residential customer service agreement and acceptable use policy found at Cox dot com slash policies restrictions apply. Reconnect with a carpool or vanpool, even if you're commuting just a few days a week, commuter connections can match you with others that live and work near or at the same place as you prefer taking the bus or train, there's never been a better time to reconnect with transit. Plus, you have the added comfort of knowing guaranteed ride home is there for any unexpected emergency. For free, for more options, visit commuter connections dot org or call one 807 four 5 ride. Some restrictions apply. When it comes to government security operations, Q's RS cyber torch can help, working day and night, adversaries continue to focus on botnets, ransomware, and nation state activities. Kusar is cyber torch is the only FedRAMP high ready managed XDR security operations as a service built for government. Kusar is cyber torches cloud native sock as a service integrates signals from over 500 security products, including OT and uses security automation to respond to threats, visit cyber torch dot com to learn more. That cyber torch dot com
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"As for metro bus routes, buses serving Pentagon transit center will be relocated to Pentagon city until 2 p.m.. Be sure to check for additional detours due to road closures. Melissa Howell WTO penis. Weeks before the midterm elections, a top election official in Prince William county is calling it quits and blaming the stress of the job brought on he says by local Republican leaders. Registrar, Eric Olsen says a GOP leader made phone call to election officers suggesting they would be getting different election day assignments than the ones Olsen had announced. The Prince William county GOP chair tells inside nova, he was simply asking the county to honor the political party's rights to pick their own representatives instead of having to accept the registrar's choices. The election's office says it also received a letter from a lawyer for the local GOP, which threatened legal action if Republicans didn't get more representation in the higher ranking election chief and assistant chief roles. A deadly crash on the BW Parkway last night, it happened around 9 30 along the northbound lanes just north of route one 97. U.S. park police say the driver of one of the cars involved died, the driver of a second car, along with three young passengers were taken to the hospital, one of the young people is in critical condition. The others expected to survive, the stretch of the Parkway was shut down for 6 hours, as police worked to put together what happened. In Arlington county investigators continued to piece together what led to an elderly woman being hit and killed by a car, police say it happened around 9 Saturday morning at the intersection of little falls road and John Marshall drive 85 year old woman was hit while she was in the crosswalk. She's identified as gwendolyn Hayes, she died at a hospital, the driver stayed at the seam. Well, if the cooler temperatures have you thinking about Halloween and scary movies, we have some tips on what you can expect at the theater and streaming at home after traffic and weather. 6 O 7. When you hire your local server pro painters, you get the power of a cut above. Decades of expertise to transform your home from so so to virtuoso. The power of neighborhood painters we live where you live and probably like the same pizza place you do. But the power of pro to work for you today. Get your project started at sort of product com.
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"Types of crashes, researchers dug into every characteristic, like speed limits, traffic signals, and sidewalks. Some of the specific types of crashes they identified, pedestrian crashes at night, and bicycle crashes, both at intersections. The planning board has been briefed on the new study, the goal is to use the new findings to prevent future accidents and save lives. Melissa Howell WTO P news. If you've been wondering where your money goes from red light and speed cameras, manassas park is turning those funds into stipends for first responders in hopes of convincing more people to stay in police and fire departments in the city. The manassas Park City council unanimously approved almost $400,000 in funds from cameras for the stipends. They range for 500 up to $5000, depending on training, education and what position they hold, also how long they've been there in addition to other factors. The goal is to retain and recruit more staff in police and fire departments. According to the recommendation, the manassas park police department has lost 13 police officers and 7 communications specialist over the last two years, and the fire department has lost three paramedics in one firefighter, Valerie bonk to WTO V news. There's a new approach. Actually, there's an effort that is to get drivers to slow down near oakton high school in fairfax county. This after two students were hit by a car and killed while walking near the school. Know your speed signs were posted after last month's crash, but they've since been moved as first reported by fairfax now a road safety audit of the Blake lane corridor has also been planned. Fairfax county board of supervisors chairman Jeff McKay says the issue needs to be addressed because the corridor has become popular for pedestrians. The speed
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"Yourself from the sun by wearing a white brimmed hat, sunglasses, and putting on sunscreen of SPF 30 or higher. Melissa Howell WTO penis. The prolonged heat may also cause some extra concerns if you're riding Amtrak. The northeast corridor may experience delays between New York and Philadelphia. That due to the weather, the agency says customers with reservations on trains that are being modified will be rescheduled same day where possible, Amtrak will also waive charges for customers who want to change their reservation during that modified schedule. And you're being told to pack lots of patients if you're following the county executive race in Montgomery. In the democratic primary, it's a neck and neck race between incumbent Mark L rich and challenger David Blair, heading into the weekend el rich had eked out a lead of just .3%, or less than 300 votes over Blair, as mail in ballots get counted. There appears to be a long road ahead, though, as the counting of provisional ballots won't start until Wednesday. Then the last of the mail in ballots will start being counted on Friday. Hail rich said in a message late this week that more than 115,000 mail in ballots were requested, and as of election day only about 30,000 had been received. So we wait. But it's nature. And this is not a quick process. Reardon Sullivan has already been projected as the winner on the Republican side. John Aaron WTO P news. Money news at 25 and 55 years Jeff playbox. There are a whole lot of variables when it comes to what it costs to charge an electric vehicle
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"Cool. I'm Melissa Howell. It's 1 o'clock. This is CBS News on the hour sponsored by Liberty Mutual Insurance. I'm Linda kenyon in Washington. The head of the World Health Organization says monkeypox is now in 70 countries. The global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern. And a concern here in the U.S. as infectious disease expert, doctor William schaffner. Distinguished by a rash, it's a, it creates a firm kind of blister that soon fills with pus like material. It becomes dark and this rash can last for a period of two to three weeks. Monkeypox is primarily affecting members of the LGBTQ community with the greatest number of cases involving men. It's confirmed, President Biden has the highly infectious BA 5 COVID variant. Doctor Anthony Fauci spoke on CBS Saturday morning. I had a long conversation last night at around 10 o'clock with doctor Kevin O'Connor, who's the primary physician for the president and the president continues to improve. It is the second to last day at the Tour de France, CBS is Elaine Cobb has the latest. It would take a catastrophe to keep Danish rider Jonas vinda guard off the winner's podium tomorrow for his first Tour de France victory. Held on to the leader's yellow Jersey after today's time trials, where he finished second behind his Belgian teammate Van Aert, who clocked a best time of 47 minutes, 59 seconds, Sunday's final stages in Paris, ending on the iconic champs elysees, Elaine carp, CBS News, Paris. Parts of 28 states are under heat advisories or warnings, Reynolds wolf is with the weather channel. Today and tomorrow, we go from bad to worse, Philadelphia with a 100°. Baltimore with 99 would not be surprised if someone locations around the nation's capital actually get into about one O two. To the southern plains and the central planes we see more of the same out to the west in Vegas to Phoenix, we'll get Oklahoma City and back in Dallas, more of the same the heat continued. The mega millions grand prize has grown to $790 million. Across America, with mega jackpots, it's mega millions. The next drawing is Tuesday for the game's fourth largest jackpot, which has grown from a starting point of $20 million in April. You'll only
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"Is less. Now, the money could be used for down payments or closing costs, more information is available at the Montgomery county home ownership program through the housing opportunities commission. Kate Ryan, WTO news. The June jobs report is out today and it shows the unemployment rate is holding steady. The current unemployment rate is about 3.6%. Which is well below historic averages. Professor Christopher K's teaches management at George Washington University. He says companies are hiring at a pretty fast pace, but about 46 million people quit their jobs over the last year, an unprecedented rate. The reasons pay, family obligations, and work life balance. So they're really looking for places of work where they can fulfill their purpose, where they can have work that's meaningful where they're treated well by their bosses. And there aren't as many people looking for work, all these factors contribute to what he calls the great resignation and he expects it to continue. Employees really have the power to drive the job market. Melissa Howell WTO news. And we'll have more on the latest jobs report with bank rates Mark hammer coming out in just a few minutes at three ten. Back in February, Virginia governor Glenn youngkin asked the state's colleges and universities to freeze tuition this fall while schools are mostly honoring that request UVA has said no. The University of Virginia's board of visitors had already voted late last year to raise tuition by nearly 5% as a result in state tuition for first year students at UVA will increase to about $15,000 out of state students will be charged a little more than $50,000. You have a chance to use some traffic apps in three tunnels under the national mall D.C.'s Department of Transportation has now activated two ways beacons, most beacons send a one way signal to your Bluetooth enabled device and it provides routing in real-time traffic data when drivers are underground. Of course, you can always listen to WTO for traffic and whether on the 8th, D dot says the technology will be especially helpful for those who aren't familiar with the district's tunnels, particularly the exits, the ways beacons were installed in the third street, 9th street, and 12th street tunnels. They work free with other navigation apps and they give drivers access to real-time traffic info Three O 6 if you walked around the title basin regularly you've probably noticed flooded pathways, especially on the west side. Now the National Park Service is looking to fix that. The problem is that the
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"Certainly exciting news, but we do have a lot ahead of us. This next phase will allow metro to begin working on emergency drills, training workers, and addressing construction concerns. The amount of effort to get all those folks out there and to become familiar with that equipment is certainly going to take considerable amount of time. Metro doesn't have an exact opening date yet, but off says the agency expects to welcome riders sometime this fall. Melissa Howell, WTO news. Let's get back to bob imler in the WTO traffic center. Well, Springfield interloop beltway heavy and slow getting up to Braddock road just before Braddock wrote the crash remains and getting my single file to the right very slowly coming up from Springfield now on 95 northbound after exit one 36 centerport Parkway working on the right side. Same southbound 95 getting past one 60 route one 23. It's supposed to take it down to a single lane for now, believe there are only blocking a single right lane there. And on 66, it is heavy and slow, westbound, getting past 29 Centreville headed out toward manassas, single left lane, getting by the works on there now. Very slowly indeed. Three 95 between the beltway of the 14th street bridge is all right. But D.C. two 95 is very slow both ways. Southbound coming out of Maryland headed toward burrows avenue should be getting by the works on single file to the right and also getting by a single file northbound D.C. two 95 at Pennsylvania passed the works on in Maryland. Two 70 south after one O 9, single lane getting past the work zone in Hyatt's town at interlude beltway past exit 11 headed toward Andrews to right lanes get by some road work still going on with that painting project there. Bob, Miller, WTP traffic. Breaking news on WTO. Just minutes ago, the U.S. Senate has passed the first significant gun legislation in nearly 30 years. The bill is expected to clear the house as well, but for now passing the Senate
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"Mother and son's journey as black business owners and their work to support autism, I'm Melissa Howell. 10 o'clock. This is CBS News on the hour. Presented by indeed dot com. I'm Deborah Rodriguez in New York. Congressional investigators opened their fourth public hearing into the January 6th attack in a few hours. This time, local elections officials, including Georgia Secretary of State, will take center stage, correspondent Nicole Killian, is on Capitol Hill. We expect him to talk more about this pressure campaign by the former president to try to help overturn the results of the election as we know Brad raffensperger stood his ground. He did not give in. You can catch the hearing live on CBS News. It begins at 1 p.m. eastern. Just in from the Supreme Court, it has rejected bears appeal to shut down thousands of lawsuits that claim its weed killer roundup causes cancer. It exposes the company to billions of dollars in legal settlements. Attorney general Merrick Garland's made a surprise stop in Ukraine. He scheduled to meet with that country's top prosecutor, a Justice Department official says they'll discuss the ongoing effort to identify an apprehend war criminals. President zelensky says Africa meantime is being held hostage. The unjust and boat by the Russian war level of food prices is painfully felt on all continents. Parenting Texas are renewing demands for the school districts police chief to be fired after last month's massacre at an elementary school that left 19 children and two teachers dead correspondent Omar via franca with details on an image published by a local paper. The photo is timestamped 1152 a.m. 29 minutes before the gunman fired another round of shots, and nearly an hour before law enforcement killed him. It's more evidence that indicates police waited before stopping the gunman. Despite having rifles and at least one ballistic shield. Parents with children 6 months to 5 years old can get them vaccinated against COVID today, New York mom Erin luttrell will wait a while. I may have a ten month old baby and I think we definitely will get her vaccinated and now that we can, but we're not really rushing to do it immediately. Only one in 5 say they will get their little ones vaccinated right away. Some are arrived today. They celebrated the solstice at Stonehenge. CVS is Vicky Barker from London. Chanting among the standing stones for the first time since 2019, more than 6000 people watched the midsummer sunrise above the heel stone, the ancient entrance to the stone circle drew its and pagans welcoming the longest day of the year. Actually, it's the longest stretch of day light of the year. Stocks open higher after their worst week in two years, Dow up 5 34. This is CBS News. Never miss a moment, top news from WTO P, 24/7 360 five. Listen on air on Alexa and on the WTO. It's ten O three. Welcome in on a Tuesday, June 21st, 2022, cloudy skies now
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"Chew says the moves are assigned Montpelier will continue in the right direction Melissa Howell WTO pnews Funny news at 25 and 55 past each hour to Jeff Clarke Big morning rally is gone It is up just 14 points now The S&P 500 Index is up 15 the NASDAQ is up 44 points Amazon stock is higher on its first post split trading day Amazon stock split 24 one effective this morning and now trades for about a $126 a share Google splits its socks 24 one on July 15th You might be wasting more money than you think on subscriptions C in our research says a third of consumers underestimate what they spend monthly on subscriptions by at least $100 90% have subscriptions on auto pay many are no longer used A big New York City hotel reopens this summer more than two years after the pandemic closed it The 500 room Times Square Hilton has been sold to new owners for $85 million the last time it sold was in 2006 for almost three times that Jeff claywell WTO news All right Jeff up ahead here on WTO after a particularly violent weekend across the country There are more calls for gun reform We'll have the very latest after traffic and weather 1256 It starts with chastity's dream to make dresses And grows into a career as a famed fashion designer Chastity learned how on YouTube When you're an innovative business every blinking cursor every blank page is an opportunity What will you do with it We make something better or create something new Our deal technologies advisers.
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"The Wednesday morning at April 27th 2022 welcome to the middle of your week partly sunny cool today The high might reach 60 This Wednesday we're pretty close to that now 57 in our nation's capital Good morning to you I dean lane We do a D thank you for taking us along for your morning ride topping the local stories that we're following for you this morning accusations of hazing on the soccer pitch is where we begin this morning locally It has actually led this week to the firing of high school coaches more than one in fairfax county Very west Potomac high school varsity soccer coaches including the head coach have been fired after a parent reported a student was injured last week in a letter the school's principal said the student was singled out and made to run through a gauntlet like tunnel and ended up getting hurt The principal met with a team when they were made aware of the incident and took immediate action That's according to officials who added quote FCP S does not tolerate this kind of treatment of our students Now the three coaches being held responsible were contractors not school employees school leaders are working to finalize who will take over As varsity head coach to ensure players are able to finish the season strong Melissa Howell WTO P news This week the fairfax county police about whether any charges have been filed thus far we have not heard back from them There's a new superintendent for Frederick county Merrill and public schools to tell you about this morning the school board unanimously approving the appointment of Cheryl Dyson who has actually been working as an associate superintendent for Montgomery county public schools She is actually the first African American superintendent only the third woman to ever lead the school system in Frederick county her appointment in the process that began after former superintendent Terry Alban left late last year This was following a settlement with the Justice Department over the school system's seclusion and restraint practices Dyson takes over officially this summer But in police back locally in Montgomery county schools the subject of a public meeting this week school superintendent monifa mcknight says the new plan to allow police back into Montgomery county school buildings will get frequent reviews There's no perfect answer but we have to start somewhere She spoke before the Montgomery county council council member Craig rice said he still has concerns but I do believe that we have to do something to ensure the safety of our kids The new contract allows space for police and schools but says they will not be stationed inside buildings and that they won't be involved in student discipline Kate Brian WTO news Three O 6 on your Wednesday morning April 27th Welcome to WTO Another potentially rabid fox has been spotted in our area this week Arlington county animal control responded WTO had three O 6 Get ready for Pharrell His something in the water festival is coming here to D.C. this summer Jay phrase with us this morning WTO entertainment editor Jason fraley with a preview of a three day festival coming.
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"Be in the low to mid 80s we'll climb up on Monday but we'll stay warm highs with the upper 70s to lower 80s I'm storm T four meteorologist like Steiner 71 at the wharf in D.C. and an oxen hill and 68 in Sterling WTO at 1141 School leaders in Arlington are delaying plans to change how homework is graded in schools across the county The new homework policy would eliminate consequences for students who miss homework deadlines and prevent teachers from grading what they do turn it putting more weight on tests The policies now on hold to give staff more time to dig into the possible impact And really the big change would be at the middle school and especially the high school level Todd truitt is with the group Arlington parents for education and says they want to see more data from the current pilot program Specifically around equity is it actually working or is it really only working for the top students A spokesman for the school system says teachers have been sharing feedback and efforts to revise the policy are in the works Officials plan to hold an information and discussion session about those revisions on June 9th Melissa Howell WTO penis Drivers who take I 66 into the district have dealt with delays for weeks now because emergency repairs have forced the closure of several lanes will now we're hearing that an end to that work is just down the road It's old infrastructure and it's a bridge that has been on our radar for some time now Deterioration seen on the 58 year old bridge earlier this year led to an emergency closing of three lanes and weight restrictions for repairs but now an update There may be a little bit of closure due to the ramp work that we're doing but the main part that's carrying the majority of the traffic across the bridge that will be opened up in June The district Department of Transportation's director Everett launch has a bridge does remain categorized as structurally deficient which means it's inspected more often but The bridge is still safe He says the U.S. infrastructure law will pay for a $150 million rehab of the bridge that's slated to begin in 2024 Mike Morello P news An effort designed to promote highway safety may be having the opposite effect Those overhead digital highway size that display year to date accident deaths may actually lead to more crashes That's according to new research from the university of Minnesota based on several years of data from Texas Researchers found the signs present in about 30 states can be too distracting That is CBS correspondent Jim Crow highway accidents are up sharply nationwide and experts are blaming excessive speed and driver distractions Philadelphia is ending its indoor mask mandate just days ago The city's health officials announced they had been a sharp increase in COVID cases which caused.
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"Coach of the year in May 2 trips to the NBA Finals one of which with his hometown Baltimore bullets rob woodwork WTO peace sport The top stories were following for you tonight on WTO At least three Republican senators now say they'll vote to confirm the first black woman to the Supreme Court Alaska's Lisa Murkowski and Utah's Mitt Romney say they'll join Maine Susan Collins in voting yes to the historic nomination Democrats are pushing for full Senate confirmation by the end of the week Lawmakers in Congress reach a deal tonight for another $10 billion in COVID funding after nearly a month of back and forth negotiations that have been tense between Democrats and Republicans A big knock on the measure it includes no money for the global COVID response Calls the whole Russia accountable for war crimes in Ukraine are intensifying after horrific images emerged over the weekend Ukrainian officials say the bodies of hundreds of civilians have been found in towns on the outskirts of Kyiv after the withdrawal of Russian forces For more about these stories and just minutes That big cargo ship is still stuck in the Chesapeake Bay Now there's a new approach to getting it out of there it involves making the ship much lighter The containers on the 1100 foot ship will be removed by two cranes over a period of about two weeks and taken back to their original port in Baltimore Tugboats will then attempt to get the ship out of the mud the U.S. coast guard says the strategy offers the best chance of getting it moving again The ship has been stuck in the Chesapeake Bay since March and as the process begins the shipping channel will remain open to one way traffic Melissa Howell WTO P news Traffic and weather on the 8th and when it breaks bob in the traffic center Well in Virginia 66 westbound has the work zone at the beltway and there getting my single file to the right Right now things are running well on 66 elsewhere out toward manassas I believe they're starting to set up roadwork though on 66 eastbound near suddenly road exit 47 so be alert for the workers there But for now that's about it 66 of the beltway getting by to the right Three 95 and 95 all is quiet as far as south of Fredericksburg around the beltway in Virginia as well as on the Maryland side Everything is running pretty well all the way around Clear sailing on 50 after the bay bridge on 95 of the Baltimore Washington Parkway running without delay between the two beltways on each And with light traffic on two 70 no delays either way between the beltway and interstate 70 Lido pizza is square because lido pizza never cuts corners Lado pizza spent a local favorite since 1955 Water online at lido pizza dot com Bob in the WTO traffic to storm team four's Brianna Berman solo Mostly cloudy skies tonight and overcast conditions tomorrow to start the day rain likely for the Tuesday morning drive high temperatures.
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"Worn by players coaches and managers leaguewide will actually be in Dodger blue this year Rob woodwork WTO sports The top stories we're following for you tonight on WTO pay News this evening at least three Republican senators now say they'll vote to confirm the first black woman to the Supreme Court Alaska's Lisa Murkowski and Utah's Mitt Romney say they'll join Maine Susan Collins and voting yes to the historic nomination Democrats are pushing for full Senate confirmation by the end of the week staying with Congress lawmakers reach a deal tonight for another $10 billion in COVID funding after nearly a month of contentious back and forth negotiations between the Democrats and Republicans caused the whole Russia accountable for war crimes in Ukraine are intensifying after horrific images emerged over the weekend Ukrainian officials say the bodies of hundreds of civilians have been found in towns on the outskirts of Kyiv after withdrawal of Russian forces For more about these stories in just minutes That big cargo ship is still stuck in the Chesapeake Bay Now there's a new approach to getting it out of there it involves making the ship much lighter The containers on the 1100 foot ship will be removed by two cranes over a period of about two weeks and taken back to their original port in Baltimore Tugboats will then attempt to get the ship out of the mud the U.S. coast guard says the strategy offers the best chance of getting it moving again The ship has been stuck in the Chesapeake Bay since March and as the process begins the shipping channel will remain open to one way traffic Melissa Howell WTO penis Traffic and weather on the 8s and when it breaks bob imler and the traffic center Well we are good to go around the region We have traffic moving without delay on the beltway both in Maryland and in Virginia but in prince George's county on Riggs road near the beltway overpass there is a crash And that is causing delays in both directions on Riggs road near the overpass at the beltway in hyattsville Things are generally good to go elsewhere up and down 95 in the Baltimore Washington Parkway and on T 70 things are running without delay But 15 is slow getting through the work zone near point of rocks road and you're getting by alternating and in Virginia in loudoun county three 40 between Harper's ferry road and chestnut hill also alternating there past the work zone There is a brief slowdown On 66 traffic runs pretty well both inside and outside the beltway and clear sailing up and down both three 95 and 95 at least as far south as Fredericksburg your lanes are open This report sponsored by Oracle cloud U.S. war fighters count on Oracle conference success find out more at Oracle cloud dot com slash DoD Bob Lynn traffic to storm team four meteorologist Brianna Berman solo Well April brings spring showers and we're definitely seeing that play out this year as the forecast calls for wet weather off and on.
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"Elridge says their concern now with the surge in delta omicron testing has gone up and it's led to a strain on test kids We're gonna keep buying to make sure we can continue to address the needs and the counties The latest numbers show just under 82% of the population in the county is fully vaccinated Officials have said they expect to reach 85% by early next year We need to get people vaccinated again to make sure that they're going to be protected They may also consider changing the definition of fully vaccinated now that booster shots are available Melissa Howell WTO It is two 42 Lights present caroling sure the holidays can have a festive atmosphere to it but sometimes it can bring a person down and a mental health expert tells us if you do feel down you're not alone You can think of as kind of mild form of a depression Not a Gould is an assistant Professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins She says there's a lot of pressure for the season to be magical And when it doesn't live up to say what you see in the movies or on others instagrams you may think Well everyone is experiencing the holidays in a particular way and it's just me I'm the only one who has the blues or the depression or anxiety And I promise that whatever your experience in your not alone She says the first step to feeling better is to reach out to others and she says it helps to practice self care like going to sleep on time And just a tip try to avoid too much social media News Sports just ahead some breaking wizards news this afternoon will tell you what that is coming up to 43 The following is a paid commercial.
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Alexandria seniors receive second dose of COVID vaccine
"Throughout the country have found it tough to get an appointment to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Wt. Opie's Melissa Howell tells us about an effort in Alexandria today to make the process a little easier out here lately. High rise seniors and other at risk residents lined about side the community room for their second vaccination. Nervous little did, But you should know I'm going here and taking despite her nerves. Delores Tyler was here. Early up there. Good. Thank God. God is good. So far, about half of the residents here have gotten vaccinated. They hope to have everyone Done by the end of March. The Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority along with the city's health department, made today possible. Hold another clinic for seniors here who need their first dose in two weeks. Good to take the bastard named Melissa. How w t O P. NIS Checking the latest coronavirus
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Inauguration in Washington, DC: Widespread road, bridge closures
"Any travel plans that you take into the district on hold six bridge closures across the district now through there Tuesday morning is a major move. And while drivers are encouraged to avoid the area, advanced notice has allowed many people to plan ahead, opting for tele work or alternate routes so the impact could be minimal. W T O P. Traffic reporter Dave Gill died. The past is prologue. Advanced Notice goes a long way inconvenient, definitely for the people who work or live near the red zone for everyone else. No reason to bother driving anywhere near downtown. As for the regional impact these closures could have, he says. That's still unclear. Bridge closures will remain in effect until 6 A.m. on Thursday. Melissa Howell, WCO Penis I'm Neil
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Washington Football Team paid out a confidential settlement in 2009, but owner Daniel Snyder fights to keep the agreement sealed
"The the Washington Washington football football teams. teams. Workplace Workplace sexual sexual harassment harassment scandal scandal and and investigation investigation has revealed a decades old confidential settlement. An emergency motion regarding that private settlement was filed Monday and Says team owner Dan Snyder plans to step in to keep some details from going public. Washington Post Sports Reporter Will, Hobson says NFL attorney Beth Wilkinson is overseeing the current allegations, which brought the settlement from years ago to light she hasn't making about it. And she's investigating allegations of sexual harassment women So we can surmise it's a settlement involving something involving a woman potentially allegation of his treatment. At one point, the team's former attorney sued Wilkinson to prevent her from sharing certain details about that said. Moment, but his request was denied. Now the fight is over what should become public. As for the ongoing case, it's expected to wrap up in the next few months. Melissa Howell w T o p News Pentagon
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Washington D.C. - Layoffs expected at Inova
"It's twelve forty one as many hospitals work to save lives there also feeling the financial impacts of the corona virus to that end in over health is announced it will lay off hundreds of employees in all four hundred twenty seven employees will be laid off as an over health faces the growing demand for more resources to treat coronavirus most of the jobs impacted are described as non clinical management position is a decision CEO Dr Stephen Jones tells NBC four it was painful but necessary it will be made towards us being able to provide the care for the patients no one should be worried about not having the people who were there to take care of you some senior executives have also had to take pay cuts but it's unclear when laid off employees will be able to return to work Melissa Howell WTOP news
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Washington, DC - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan slams Trump claim states have enough coronavirus testing to reopen as 'absolutely false'
"For Maryland to re open are growing but governor Larry Hogan spoke out against president trump's claims that states are ready to see that happen today governor Larry Hogan stressed his hopes that Marilyn in the region will soon be able to re open but said a major concern is the lack of testing but we've increased our testing and Maryland by five thousand percent over the past month but it's nowhere near where it needs to be well speaking on state of the union Hogan says some strides have been made but he also said the trump administration's claims that states are equipped with testing to begin re opening or falls every governor in America has been pushing clawing to get more tests not only from the federal government but from every private lab in America and from all across the world it's not accurate to say there's plenty of testing out there and the governor should just get it done that's just not being a straightforward Melissa Howell WTOP news
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Washington, DC - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan slams Trump claim states have enough coronavirus testing to reopen as 'absolutely false'
"For Maryland to re open are growing but governor Larry Hogan spoke out against president trump's claims that states are ready to see that happen today governor Larry Hogan stressed his hopes that Marilyn in the region will soon be able to re open but said a major concern is the lack of testing but we've increased our testing and Maryland by five thousand percent over the past month but it's nowhere near where it needs to be well speaking on state of the union Hogan says some strides have been made but he also said the trump administration's claims that states are equipped with testing to begin re opening or falls every governor in America has been pushing clawing to get more tests not only from the federal government but from every private lab in America and from all across the world it's not accurate to say there's plenty of testing out there and the governor should just get it done that's just not being a straightforward Melissa Howell WTOP news