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"30s right now, 34 in Rockville 36 in Ashburn and 36 in district heights Lowe's upper 20s to mid 30s overnight. It's 9 40. The price of a loan just went up again for the 7th time the fed raised interest rates today in hopes of beating back stubborn inflation. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell announced a half percent jump. And that means that not only do interest rates go higher, but they signaled that they probably go higher for longer. They have a number of ways of presenting that information. They indicated that inflation will be higher in the near term. And they think that the unemployment rate will be higher as well. That is bank rate senior economic analyst Mark Hamrick in short, he is saying the fed is communicating rough economic waters are ahead. How rough we're just not sure yet. Maryland got about $750 million in federal eviction relief funds in response to the COVID epidemic, but dozens of organizations say those funds are now running out and they're calling on outgoing governor Larry Hogan to designate emergency state funds to keep the program going next year. The Baltimore sun reports those groups, along with several county executives and the mayor of Baltimore, sent their request in a letter to the governor. It warns that tens of thousands of Maryland families could be kicked out of their homes if the program does not continue. Hogan spokesman Michael Ricci said local jurisdictions should be preparing for the federal funds to run out. He did not say whether the governor would be willing to kick in that state money. Border officials say they're bracing for an increase in immigration once Trump era restrictions known as title 42 are lifted on December 21st. And at the same time, drug enforcement officials are worried about the possibility of an increase in drugs such as fentanyl being smuggled across the border. The DEA has taken an approach where they are have established two counter threat teams. This is the kind of approach you take to organizations that pose a national security threat. That is the Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, she spoke with CBS Nora O'Donnell. Iran has been booted from a UN panel promoting women's rights U.S. leaders led the effort and they're calling today's vote, historic. The UN on Wednesday voted to ouster in from the preeminent women's forum following protests after the death of masa amini in the custody of the so called morality place. U.S. ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas Greenfield said that Iranian women and activists called on the U.S. to get it done. Iran's membership at this moment is an ugly stain on the commission's credibility. Pamela fax CBS News United Nations. Iran says today's decision was based on fabricated allegations. A Russian attack on Ukraine's capital earlier today has been put to a stop, Ukrainian officials say their air defense systems destroyed 13 explosive laden drones that were trying to attack Kyiv and the surrounding area. The wreckage damaged 5 buildings but did not cause any deaths. The attempted strikes highlight how vulnerable Ukraine's capital remains, but also underlines Ukraine's increasing
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"7 24. Maryland got about $750 million in federal eviction relief funds in response to the COVID epidemic, but dozens of organizations say that money is running out and they're calling on outgoing governor Larry Hogan to designate emergency state money to keep the program going next year. The Baltimore sun reports, those groups, along with several county executives and the mayor of Baltimore, sent the request in a letter to the governor. It warns the tens of thousands of Maryland families could be kicked out of their homes if the program is not continued. Hogan spokesman Michael Ricci says local jurisdictions should be preparing for the federal funds to run out. He did not say whether the governor would be willing to kick in state money. 7 24 at a library auditorium in downtown D.C. dozens of school kids took to the stage today to answer a couple of questions. What's the biggest issue facing your community and what should be done? From mental health concerns for teens. You should always give at least a little amount of time of your day to hear someone else. Your transportation and equities facing some D.C. school kids. We must strategically invest into our underfunded schools. Dozens of students took to the stage as part of project soapbox, Robin lingo is with mikva challenge D.C., which put on the event. For young people to get to hear each other and for our city leaders to get to hear the important insights truth and recommendations that our young people have Nia Reese's student capital city public charter school who spoke about mental health concerns amid the pandemics as the audience and powered her to speak. People would like minded who have ideas they want to push and issue they want to talk about. In downtown D.C., Mike Morello, WTO news. At 7 25, money news with Brennan Hazleton. As expected, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates half a point to their highest level in 15 years,
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"WTO P news. 1123 Maryland's governor could be called to testify in a federal court case. The explanation from WTO's Kate Ryan. Federal court documents show that governor Larry Hogan is on the witness list in the case against his former aide Roy McGrath. The case is based on fraud and embezzlement charges against McGrath, who led the Maryland environmental service before he was named as Hogan's chief of staff. McGrath got a severance agreement of more than $233,000 when he left the environmental service and had insisted that governor Hogan okayed the arrangement. McGrath is accused of falsifying documents to boost his claim, governor Hogan has been adamant he did not know about or approved the deal. The news that Hogan's on the witness list in the case was first reported by the daily record, Kate Ryan, WTO P news. And governor Hogan spokesperson Michael Ricci tells WTO in an email that Hogan's office has been actively assisting with the ongoing federal investigation and is confident that the justice system will uphold the public trust. The election to replace a Northern Virginia lawmaker is coming together. It follows the resignation of longtime democratic delegate Mark keem last month. King represented the 35th district which includes Tyson's Vienna done lowering in oakton and this coming Saturday, the fairfax county democratic committee there will welcome voters who will choose their nominee to replace king. Candidates include fairfax county school board member Carl frisch and nonprofit leader Holly siebold, the winner goes on to face a Republican candidate who has not been named yet. Steve knots, chair of the county's Republican committee, says they're early in the process. We just posted the application forms of it may be a few days to a week before we get our list together. Niko and Ellie WTO news. Virginia Republican governor Glenn youngkin is facing criticism from Democrats tonight, his political ad maker recently got a 6 figure state contract to produce a state tourism ad featuring the governor. Richmond based pool house made the winning bid for the project and got a $268,000 contract to produce the governor's welcome project ad. The Richmond ties dispatch reports the ad was designed for distribution and display in airports and in tourism welcome centers. It shows popular tourist destinations around the state and includes a welcome and some narration by junkin. The Virginia tourism corporation reached out may 5th to three advertising companies offering them a chance to bid on the project, pool house responded with a bid the same day, a second firm did not respond a third said it could not meet the scope of work. Democratic Party of Virginia chairwoman Susan swecker calls it a scheme to use taxpayer dollars for what is basically a presidential campaign video. She says it raises ethical and possible criminal questions and she's urging an investigation. It's 1125
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"Spicy deluxe sandwich on the Chick-fil-A app today. It's spicy and full of flavor, available for a limited time. Two O three. On WTO on this October 5th, 2022, we've got cloudy skies for now in 61 in D.C.. And good afternoon, I'm Shawnee Anderson. And I'm Ann Kramer, the top local stories we're following this hour, Maryland's governor could be called to testify in a federal case. Here's WTO peace Kate Ryan. Federal court documents show that governor Larry Hogan is on the witness list in the case against his former aide Roy McGrath. The case is based on fraud and embezzlement charges against McGrath, who led the Maryland environmental service before he was named as Hogan's chief of staff. McGrath got a severance agreement of more than $233,000 when he left the environmental service and had insisted that governor Hogan okayed the arrangement. McGrath is accused of falsifying documents to boost his claim, governor Hogan has been adamant he did not know about or approved the deal. The news that Hogan's on the witness list in the case was first reported by the daily record, Kate Ryan, WTO news. Governor Hogan spokesperson Michael Ricci tells WTO and email that Hogan's office has been actively assisting with the ongoing federal investigation and that they're confident that the justice system will uphold the public trust. Campaign 2022 now WTO, the election to replace a Northern Virginia state lawmaker's coming together, it follows the resignation
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"Offer customized financial planning for you, not just your assets. Learn more by calling 8 8 8 5 9 8 39 66. One O three on WTO, on day Wednesday, the 5th of October. Clouds in 54° as we try to get near 60. Good afternoon, I'm more clueless. And I'm Gigi Barnett, the top local stories we're following this hour and Marilyn governor Larry Hogan is on the list of witnesses in the federal fraud case against his former chief of staff. Roy McGrath, who served briefly as Maryland governor Larry Hogan's chief of staff, faces 8 federal counts, including wire fraud and embezzlement and court documents show that governor Hogan is on the witness list. The question to the jurors with the fact that the governor is a witness affect their ability to be fair and impartial. The charges stem from McGrath's exit from the Maryland environmental service, he got a severance package of more than $233,000, and he insisted that Hogan had okayed the arrangement. Hogan strenuously denied knowing of the deal and said he did not sign off on it, a daily record reports McGrath's defense wants to introduce recorded phone conversations in the case, graphs trial gets underway October 24th, Kate Ryan. WTO news. Governor Hogan spokesperson Michael Ricci says that in a statement to WTO that Hogan's office has been actively assisting on the ongoing investigations and that they are confident that the justice system will uphold a public trust. Campaign 2022 now were following some developing political news out of Northern Virginia. After a long time, democratic delegate marquin resigned last month and election to replace him is coming together. Democrats will be selecting their nominee this weekend as they work to replace keem. It'll be on Saturday hosted by the fairfax county democratic committee with voters choosing from candidates Carl frisch, a fairfax county school board
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"In places, impacting holiday travel as we hear from CBS News correspondent Wendy Gillette. Staff shortages have led airlines to cancel thousands of flights this summer, add in weather problems, and you have a recipe for disaster. Problems in the air have pushed an estimated 42 million Americans to take road trips this 4th of July weekend, according to triple-A, despite average gas prices have just under $5 a gallon. Triple-A projects nearly 50 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home and increase of 3.7% over last year. Our three big airports in the area report 325 delays and at last report more than a hundred cancellations so far today. Of course you want to check with your airline well ahead of your flight. 5 33, the U.S. Supreme Court term may be over but concerns remain about security at the homes of the justices, the marshal of the U.S. Supreme Court has now reaching out to Maryland governor Larry Hogan, Virginia's governor Glenn youngkin, along with the county executive in Montgomery county, Mark el rich, and fairfax county's board of supervisors chair, Jeff McKay. It's all about picketers. In her letter to the leaders, kale Gurley urges them to enforce laws that squarely prohibit such activity. She notes protests and what she calls threatening activity outside the homes of justices has increased since May when the roe V wade draft opinion was first leaked. Recently groups of protesters have been chanting slogans using bull horns and banging drums, the Marshals has the jurisdictions have ordinances with penalties of fines and imprisonment, she's asking that they be enforced. A spokesman for governor Hogan is out with a response this afternoon, Michael Ricci tweets, the federal government should be the one enforcing laws that ban picketing at judges homes. He says Maryland state police are reviewing enforcement options that respect the First Amendment and the constitution. In the wake of the roe V wade ruling striking down that 50 year precedent, states are considering how to deal with abortion bans going forward. Of the 26 states that already have or are set to ban or severely restrict abortion, judges and 5 have temporarily allowed abortions to continue while the lawsuits play out. In Wisconsin, abortion stopped after the state's law reverted to an 1849 ban. And in Florida, a band sent to take effect on abortions after 15 weeks, was temporarily blocked by a judge who said it violated state privacy protections. In Arkansas, a trigger law is now in effect, banning all abortions even in cases of rape or incest, unless they are mandatory to save the life of the mother. Christina ruffini reporting with CBS, if Virginia
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"Been a specific threat In front of the Supreme Court Kyle Cooper WTO news Maryland's governor denying a request for the early release of dedicated money to train medical professionals other than doctors to perform abortions They control Peter franchise called for the release of the $3.5 million that a new state law set aside for the 2023 fiscal year budget that can be used for medical professionals other than doctors to be trained on performing abortions Rancho who is running for governor as a Democrat says demand for abortion care will dramatically increase in Maryland if roe versus wade is overturned and that the money is needed now to prepare for that Michael Ricci spokesperson for Hogan criticized the request from the state's tax collector during the height of tax season and says Hogan firmly believes as stated in his veto of the law that non license physicians should not be performing abortions While the topics range from football to crime when D.C. mayor muriel Bowser faced her rivals in a debate ahead of next month's primary In the debate hosted by WA MU council member Robert white said he was against a plan to build a new stadium for the commanders at the RFK site I don't think that we unfortunately in the district have enough land for a professional team He said the land should be used for affordable housing Mayor muriel Bowser and council member Trey on white both said they did want the commanders in D.C. On policing Bowser continued her call for a larger police force We need the police that we need not just for patrol but for detectives for special task forces While Robert and Trey on white said they'd rather see the city divert funds to non police alternatives Nick ain't LA WTO news The fourth Democrat in the race James butler wasn't included in that debate yesterday because the host said he didn't have enough support in the polls Just ahead after traffic and weather will the Justice Department reopen the bijan gay star case It's 1107 I'm.
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"Striking down roe versus wade published in Politico There is also increased security at the Politico offices Outside the Supreme Court Kyle Cooper WTO news Meantime Maryland's Republican governor has turned down a request to release money to train medical professionals other than doctors to perform abortions They control her Peter Franco concerned that the Supreme Court could overturn roe versus wade as calling on the state to release $3.5 million now to train nurse practitioners nurse midwives and physicians assistants to perform abortions The money from the abortion care access act which governor Larry Hogan vetoed was set aside for the 2023 fiscal year budget but Franco who's running for governor says the state needs to prepare now for a dramatic increase in the demand for abortions Franco is seeking the democratic nomination for governor Michael Ricci a spokesperson for Hogan says the money won't be released now that the governor firmly believes that non license physicians should not be performing these medical procedures Mike Morello WTO news Now the decision to withhold the more than $3 million effectively means a delay of about a year for the training program Schools and crime those were among the topics that D.C. mayor muriel Bowser and her democratic rivals tackled as they faced each other in a debate before the primary election next month I support school resource officers in our schools Council member treon white sided with mayor muriel Bowser who has called for the council to restore funding it cut for police officers in school buildings I've seen kids bring us guns to school knives and weapons as early as middle school and elementary school which I've never seen before While council member Robert white argued that police officers don't belong in schools both Trey Ann and Robert white criticized Bowser's practice of forcibly clearing homeless encampments Robert white The mayor's approach has re traumatized already traumatized people Bowser's response What I heard is that the council members would do nothing Nick I know WTO news The fourth Democrat in that race James butler was not at the debate because the debate host said he did not have enough support in the polls Coming up on WTO a check of traffic and weather and then we'll talk about what you can do to celebrate Cinco de Mayo today It's ten O 7.
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"The top story we're following for you this morning Senate Democrats want to vote soon on abortion rights CBS News special report lawmakers are mobilizing after Politico published a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion this week indicating a majority of justices may be poised to overturn roe V wade Senator Elizabeth Warren tells CBS Ed O'Keefe Democrats are planning a vote on putting abortion rights into law You don't have the votes for it By making people vote on this issue that matters to so many people We've got a chance now Maybe to change the makeup of who's in the United States Senate Warren with an odd to the midterm elections governors are lining up for and against possible Supreme Court action Michigan Gretchen Whitmer I'm using every tool at my disposal I'm going to fight like hell to protect this right for women Oklahoma's Kevin stitt signed a bill into law this week banning most abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy We do not believe that 9 on the elected people can make a decision for all of Oklahoma CBS News special report I'm Deborah Rodriguez 6 33 now will a change of plans for Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito the justice wrote the draft opinion on abortion that was leaked to Politico on Monday and now Reuters reports that alita was set to appear at the 5th U.S. orca is circuit Court of Appeals judicial conference in Georgia this week but he's now bowed out of that event the conference program says chief justice John Roberts and justice clarence Thomas will still or are still slated to speak at the event today and tomorrow There are additional security measures in place at the Supreme Court and at Politico The news organization sent a memo to staff members yesterday saying it had restricted access to its offices and told security to be extra vigilant about visitors While not reporting any specific threats the company also urged employees to consider removing their political affiliation on social media accounts After publishing the draft Supreme Court opinion on abortion there has been wide speculation online about Politico's sources for the document It is very rare for internal Supreme Court discussions to be made public and unprecedented for a full draft decision to be seen Maryland's Republican governor has turned down a request for the early release of money that had been set aside to train medical professionals other than doctors to perform abortions They controlled Peter Franco concerned that the Supreme Court could overturn roe versus wade as calling on the state to release $3.5 million now to train nurse practitioners nurse midwives and physicians assistants to perform abortions The money from the abortion care access act which governor Larry Hogan vetoed was set aside for the 2023 fiscal year budget but Franco who's running for governor says the state needs to prepare now for a dramatic increase in the demand for abortions Franco is seeking the democratic nomination for governor Michael Ricci a spokesperson for Hogan's has the money won't be released now that the governor firmly believes in non licensed physicians should not be performing these medical procedures Mike Morello WTO P news Interest rates are headed higher as the Federal Reserve tries to get inflation in check Bank rate dot com analyst Greg McBride says the fed's rate hike means a significant jump in borrowing rates At the end of the year you may have a rate on your credit card or your home equity line that's two percentage points higher than where you started the year On the other hand savers might finally receive a yield high enough to top inflation CBS News business analyst Jill schlesinger on other signals from the Central Bank The fed also announced that it would begin to unload the massive quantity of bonds that it had purchased during the worst of the COVID recession More rate hikes are coming but fed chair Jerome Powell downplayed the likelihood of an even larger increase than the one just announced Jennifer Kuiper CBS News Meantime polls show that inflation is a big issue for voters and congressional Republicans charged that President Biden's plans to address it are falling short We get more on that with WTO's Mitchell Miller today on the hill Inflation is costing Americans an average of $327 per month Indiana Republican senator Todd young pointing to rising rents grocery bills and gas prices And wages are not keeping up Not even close Pennsylvania Republican pat to me among the GOP lawmakers urging changes including a renewed emphasis on oil exploration and energy independence White House press secretary Jen Psaki says the administration is committed to lowering costs and remains open to working with Congress on various issues Whether it's child care healthcare elder care prescription drugs all of these have an impact on people's day to today lives On Capitol Hill Mitchell Miller WTO news Coming up Russia ramps up attacks in Ukraine as it prepares for victory day It's 6 36 Let's face it Real estate is broken 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"Story we're following for you today Senate Democrats want to vote quickly to put abortion rights into law even though they don't have the votes CBS News special report security is tightening around the Supreme Court Hey guys New fencing went up overnight days after Politico published a leaked draft opinion from February suggesting the majority will vote to overturn roe V wade Senator Elizabeth Warren says Democrats have an alternate plan The United States Congress can act and protect a person's right to an abortion And in fact that is exactly what we're going to vote on next week Democrats don't have the votes to pass a law but hope to rally people to go to the polls in November's midterm elections Mississippi governor Tate Reeves hoping the Supreme Court's majority does prevail In making sure that we support every single one of these individuals that has a pregnancy that may be unwanted but it convinced them that that child is wanted and that that child is loved CBS News special report I'm Deborah Rodriguez The Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was supposed to attend the conference in Georgia this week but he has now bowed out of that event Alito wrote the draft opinion on abortion that was leaked to Politico Monday Reuters reports Alina was set to appear at the 5th U.S. circuit Court of Appeals judicial conference a Supreme Court spokesperson confirms Alito's change of plans but did not offer an explanation The conference program says chief justice John Roberts and justice clarence Thomas are still slated to speak at that event today and tomorrow Now by publishing that draft opinion that would strike down 50 years of abortion policy Politico has put itself squarely in the middle of one of society's most contentious issues Politico sent a memo to staff members this week saying it had restricted access to its offices and told security to be extra vigilant about visitors The company also urged employees to consider removing their Politico affiliation on social media accounts at this point the company has not reported any specific threats Following the leak of that draft opinion Maryland governor Larry Hogan has turned down a request for the early release of money that has been set aside to train medical professionals other than doctors to perform abortions They control Peter franchise called for the release of the $3.5 million that a new state law set aside for the 2023 fiscal year budget that can be used for medical professionals other than doctors to be trained on performing abortions Who is running for governor as a Democrat as demand for abortion care will dramatically increase in Maryland if roe versus wade is overturned and that the money is needed now to prepare for that Michael Ricci a spokesperson for Hogan criticized the request from the state's tax collector during the height of tax season and says Hogan firmly believes as stated in his veto of the law that non licensed physicians should not be performing abortions The Federal Reserve is hitting the gas and it's drive to curb the worst inflation in 40 years Head chair Jerome Powell says they're raising a key rate by a half point Inflation is much too high And we understand the hardship it is causing And we're moving expeditiously to bring it back down If you're carrying a balance on a credit card that rate is likely to increase auto loan rates could jump And Powell is indicated more hikes are possible Megan green with the Kroll institute says if they go too high Credit gets more constrained Eventually businesses will stop borrowing so much We'll stop investing so much And might start laying off employees which will affect people as well Jennifer Kuiper CBS News Fairfax county police have a springtime reminder for residents Don't interfere with wildlife even if they're close to home The calls already are coming in police say from people concerned about newborn deer found on their properties And the advice from fairfax county's animal protection police and wildlife management specialists is to leave them alone fooling with fawns can do more harm than good The mom likely has been out foraging for food as close by and out of sight the mother deer will be wary of humans that prevent her from returning to her offspring It's best to keep pets and kids away and give the find some space Christy king WTO P.
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"Hour is your investments Wall Street tanked today Let's get your closing numbers and an explanation of what in the heck is going on Let's go live to WTO Jeff claw Sean the latest inflation report came even hotter than expected Consumer prices in January of 7 and a half percent from a year earlier that is the biggest one year increase since 1982 and it bodes for more fed rate hikes than the markets may have been anticipating and more aggressive ones at that the Dow finished the day down 526 points One and a half percent at its low today it was down 6 67 the Dow is still positive for the week The S&P 500 Index lost 83 that was 1.8% the NASDAQ fell 305 points today That was 2% Sean Hillary Alrighty thank you Jeff and of course we'll have more in money news at 25 after the hour Four O four now to the push to end school mask mandates as we're learning this afternoon Maryland's governor wants the mandatory mask role dropped and the reason it's the state's major gains in the battle against COVID team coverage begins with WTO's Luke Luger Governor Larry Hogan is asking the state's board of education to dump their policy requiring masks in schools in a letter to the board Hogan says there is quote a growing consensus among medical professionals parents and bipartisan state officials for ending the policy He also cited high vaccination rates for students and improving COVID metrics like hospitalizations which are now below 1000 A month ago they were at a pandemic high of around 3500 The state is also reporting the lowest COVID-19 case rate in the country Luke Luger WTO P news I'm Mike Murillo The Maryland state board of education says it's working on a response to the governor's letter and appreciates his input It also says off ramps for schools when it comes to the policy do exist those include 80% of students and staff being vaccinated 80% of the county population being vaccinated or 14 consecutive days of low or moderate COVID transmission rates in a county The board also says as it decides on the future of the school mask policy it will continue to watch COVID-19 metrics and it will rely upon science research and guidance from public health experts including the CDC and the Maryland Department of Health in its efforts to ensure schools remain safely open News Governor Hogan has been hugely popular in his 7 plus years in office with high approval ratings in a deep blue state but one fellow Republican he's calling for Hogan's impeachment Trump endorsed delegate Daniel Cox who's running to replace Hogan accuses him of repeatedly and notoriously violating Maryland's declaration of rights during the COVID emergency And as evidence he cites the closing of religious centers and businesses along with restricting the right of assembly and travel Now Hogan spokesman Michael Ricci blows off the impeachment effort by Colin Cox an own QAnon conspiracy theorist who has got a weird obsession with the governor The delegate has already sued Hogan over the same things and has lost It is four O 6 can an H street bar keep its liquor license after violating D.C.'s mask and vaccine mandates That's the question before the city's alcohol regulation office after it hit the bar with a bunch of warnings Attorney for Eric Flannery owner of the big board Katie chavari says the H street bar complied with pandemic related orders for two years But now won't mandate masks or check if its customers are vaccinated My client understands that there's a conflict but he honestly believes that the law that is currently in place is not actually furthering the public interest The government wants abrit to suspend the big board's alcohol license through the summer attorney Walter Adams Mister flowery said big boy would not follow the rules So as a result the operations of the big board does present eminent danger to the health and safety of the public The abroad has three days to issue a decision Stick with us we've been talking about the trucker protesting Canada could they spread here to the U.S. while checking with our national security correspondent Four O 7 University of Maryland global campus offers career relevant programs that.
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"It helped police departments nationwide close about 50 cases last year reaching a new milestone along the way Rest in base parabon nano labs says the arrest of a suspected serial rapist police say was responsible for 15 attacks in North Carolina in the 1990s was the 200th cold case it's helped police departments around the country solve Parabon says the coldest case it assisted with last year was the identification of a two year old boy whose body was pulled from an Oregon reservoir back in 1963 The tech company also says its work in previous years led to multiple convictions in 2021 for murders dating as far back as the 1970s John dumb and W TOP news Now to a story that wtp has been following for more than a year the impact of the loss of accreditation at D.C.'s crime lab as investigative reporter Meghan clarity explains lawmakers learned how the lab's inability to process DNA evidence is affecting the city's justice system The loss of accreditation is at deep impacts all throughout the system Committee chair Charles Allen asked department of forensic sciences interim director Anthony crispino for the upshot after learning no DNA evidence has been processed in house for ten months Christina testified because it all must be sent to contractors who have limited capacity far fewer DNA profiles are being uploaded into a national database that matches DNA pulled from crime scenes to known criminals so D.C. police are choosing which cases to prioritize Every lab has a finite amount of bandwidth within that bandwidth Somebody has to give us parameters about what they want investigated over another case In 2020 DFS uploaded 750 DNA profiles into the database since last spring only 37 profiles have been added I'm deeply concerned about what that reduced capacity to use the forensics biology ultimately means from an investigation standpoint Megan clarity WTO P news Staff shortages at Maryland's office of the chief medical examiner are causing a backlog of bodies waiting for examination A union official tells Marilyn matters the office normally stores up to 25 bodies but it's now seeing an overflow of as many as 150 bodies that need to be examined Speaking at a news conference last week governor Larry Hogan acknowledged the staff shortage He said the backlog mostly involves homicide victims and people who overdosed on opioids Meanwhile Hogan spokesperson Michael Ricci tells Marilyn matters right now the examiner's office is relying on per diem forensic pathologist and it's working to hire full time pathologists The death of a man who was being held at the Maryland state police barracks in Centreville is being investigated by the state attorney general now the man who died was arrested by a trooper on a controlled substance charge after a Friday evening traffic stop on U.S. three O one at McGinnis road in upper Queen Anne's county He was conscious and responsive at the time of his arrest but two hours later state police say his condition started to change He was taken to a hospital and he died just before midnight Coming up in money news Inflation at the consumer level continues to boil I'm Mark Hamrick with a look at this major pain in the wallet in my report coming up It's 9 24.
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"Steady rain arriving highs will be in the low to mid 60s I'm 14 four meteorologists by Ritter Checking your temperatures 51 in Gaithersburg 51 in Arlington and 51 in lanham at ten 40 When an elected official uses an electronic messaging app that destroys messages once they are received what's public record and what is private conversation That issue has come up for Maryland's governor Ever since his reelection campaign of 2018 Maryland governor Larry Hogan has made use of messaging apps like wicker that allow private chats to be destroyed within 24 hours Now according to The Washington Post Hogan has used the app to discuss public issues including the flap over 500,000 COVID tests that were purchased from South Korea that turned out to be unusable The Maryland has laws on win and how government records must be retained but in a response to W TOP Michael Ricci the governor's communications director wrote quote as has historically been the case there's no document retention policy for the office of the governor Kate Ryan WTO P news Now a check of new COVID cases and hospitalizations around our region D.C. is reporting more than 2200 new COVID cases today Maryland has reported its highest daily case rate ever with more than 14,000 cases reported today Governor Larry Hogan says more than 2000 people are being treated at hospitals in the state most are not vaccinated in Virginia COVID cases have increased nearly 200% over the last two weeks and hospitalization rates are going up too but at a much slower rate there was a 30% increase over the last 14 days And the nation's capital still has the highest case rate in the country In the last 14 days the daily number of new cases in D.C. has jumped nearly 800% with hospitalizations also up so far deaths across our region though are still relatively low Good news there It's a plea being made by emergency rooms and hospitals all across our region and now Virginia health leaders are chiming in They're saying that people with asymptomatic or mild coronavirus cases or non serious illnesses should not come to the emergency room because hospitals are overwhelmed already They say you should go to a testing center and then get treatment from your primary care doctor They add it's a different story if you're having severe trouble breathing or another emergency issue such as intense chest pain or severe weakness Then you should get to the emergency room right away If you do have symptoms of COVID-19 there's a drive up testing site in fairfax county for you It's being hosted by inova and there's so much demand that today's testing was totally booked We planned it right now to have it available at least through the middle of January Lauren ruffino of a nova health system says drive up COVID testing might be available longer if needed We're going to monitor coal volume appointment volumes And if they remain high Ruffino says the goal of the car side COVID testing site is to help keep potentially COVID positive patients away from emergency departments and urgent care centers something state departments of health also are.
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"At 8 ten on WT brought to you by long fence 20% off savings on fences decks and pavers go to long fence dot com and schedule your free estimate today A Silver Spring man is under arrest in connection with a string of arson fires Pete parenter with Montgomery county fire and EMS says the charges against 44 year old Moro Anderson Rodriguez include arson malicious burning and destruction of property The fires include one at a Bank of America in Wheaton on Monday then another the next day at a Sunoco gas station in Silver Spring Damages estimated at around $120,000 When an elected official uses an electronic messaging app that destroys messages once they're received what's public record and what's private conversation That issue has come up for Maryland's governor Larry Hogan Ever since he's reelection campaign of 2018 Maryland governor Larry Hogan has made use of messaging apps like wicker that allow private chats to be destroyed within 24 hours Now according to The Washington Post Hogan has used the app to discuss public issues including the flap over 500,000 COVID tests that were purchased from South Korea that turned out to be unusable In Maryland has laws on win and how government records must be retained but in response to wt op Michael Ricci the governor's communications director wrote quote as has historically been the case there's no document retention policy for the office of the governor Kate Ryan wtop news A local high school coach flew into dulles airport the other day and flew right into some U.S. custom and border protection officers who promptly arrested him Luke lucrative explains It happened Tuesday police arrested 31 year old Giovanni ru Monte for felony child sex assault and molestation charges Remonte was taken into custody after flying back from the Dominican Republic Montgomery county police department filed an extradition warrant Ramante is a track and field coach and security assistant at northwood high school in Silver Spring in a letter to parents the school says the charges concern ru Monte allegedly having sex with a student who has graduated from the school remonte is now on administrative leave and Montgomery county police are looking for other victims that may have been on the track and field team under him Luke lucrative news A morning explosion at a Baltimore CSX freight terminal reverberated across town and ignited an investigation The freight railroad company CSX tells CBS News all its employees are safe and accounted for following an explosion Thursday morning and its Curtis bay coal terminal in Baltimore It says no employees were injured but allowed boom was heard and felt across the city Smoke could be seen billowing from the site residential windows nearby will blown out A fire department spokesperson says a jammed conveyor belt led to a coal dust explosion Errol Barnett CBS News Washington It's 6 30 or rather 8 13 The new year's sale is going on now at Ashley home store Get up to 30% off throughout the store and online or start the new year right with 0% interest for 6.
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"michael ricci" Discussed on WTOP
"Have it available at least through the middle of January Lauren ruffino of anova health system says drive up COVID testing might be available longer if needed We're going to monitor core volume appointment volumes And if they remain high ruffino says the goal of the car side COVID testing site is to help keep potentially COVID positive patients away from emergency departments and urgent care centers something state departments of health also are encouraging News Neurons also adding free test sites because of demand Governor Larry Hogan says one of them is in Annapolis at the adirondack county medical center The other is in Bel Air at University of Maryland upper Chesapeake health They both open tomorrow both offer PCR tests only and the Annapolis location is open 7 days a week from 9 to three Hogan accuses the federal government of falling short on expanded testing and leaving the states to shoulder the burden He is also urging everyone who is not vaccinated or boosted to get the shots Also in Maryland when an elected official uses an electronic messaging app that destroys messages once they are received what's public record and what's private conversation It's an issue before governor Hogan Ever since his reelection campaign of 2018 Maryland governor Larry Hogan has made use of messaging apps like wicker that allow private chats to be destroyed within 24 hours Now according to The Washington Post Hogan has used the app to discuss public issues including the flap over 500,000 COVID tests that were purchased from South Korea that turned out to be unusable Maryland has laws on win and how government records must be retained but in response to wt op Michael Ricci the governor's communications director wrote quote as has historically been the case there's no document retention policy for the office of the governor Kate Ryan WTO P news Next in money news A new pandemic low for metro D.C. unemployment I'm jealous Pregnancy and childbirth can put a fair amount of stress on a woman's body Doctor Alexis dater a urogynecologist at med star Washington hospital center says it's perfectly normal to experience changes and even a few challenges during.
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"michael ricci" Discussed on WTOP
"Chats he's had on the messaging app wicker are not public record but they do show him talking about government government matters like COVID test kits and more Maryland governor Larry Hogan's used the Amazon based app wicker to communicate with staffers and advisers including telling staffers not to talk about the limited supply of COVID tests during the spring of 2020 That's according to The Washington Post which obtained some of the messages According to the report the conversations were set to be destroyed within 24 hours In Maryland government records are presumed public with some exceptions in a reply to wtp Michael Ricci the governor's communications director wrote there is quote no document retention policy for the office of the governor Kate Ryan wtp news On Tuesday U.S. customs and border protection officers arrested a local high school coach at dulles airport Luke lucerne tells us what's happening 31 year old Giovanni ramante was wanted for felony child sex assault and molestation charges He was arrested shortly after landing from the Dominican Republic Ramante is a track and field coach and security assistant at northwood high school in Silver Spring and school officials say the charges concern him allegedly having sex with a student who has since graduated from the school in a letter to parents the school says Vermont is now on administrative leave and police are trying to determine if there are more victims from the track and field team Luke Luger debut It's being called one of the most robust rental relief operations in the whole country and Montgomery county is advising anyone who needs help to apply right now That's because applications for the current program will end on the last day of the year tomorrow at 5 p.m. So far Montgomery county has allocated almost 84% of the nearly $60 million given to it from the Treasury Department to help keep people in their homes during COVID The program will continue sometime in early 2022 but it may be with different eligibility criteria County executive mark elrich says anybody who still needs assistance should call three.
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"michael ricci" Discussed on WTOP
"52 metro center 53 Frederick Maryland at 52° We could get up to the upper 50s and a few spots before dropping back down to 45 overnight One 41 knew this afternoon Maryland's governor Larry Hogan's office argues the chats that he's had on the messaging app wicker are not public record but they do show him talking about government matters like COVID tests and more Maryland governor Larry Hogan's used the Amazon based app wicker to communicate with staffers and advisers including telling staffers not to talk about the limited supply of COVID tests during the spring of 2020 That's according to The Washington Post which obtained some of the messages According to the report the conversations were set to be destroyed within 24 hours In Maryland government records are presumed public with some exceptions In a reply to wtp Michael Ricci the governor's communications director wrote there is quote no document retention policy for the office of the governor Kate Ryan WTO P news In Prince William county traffic deaths over the last year reached their highest point in a decade 32 people were killed in car accidents this year alone and that includes 7 pedestrians that were killed That's according to data from the Virginia department of motor vehicles Two of those pedestrians were 13 year old boys that were killed at the same intersection 9 months apart It was at the intersection of James Madison highway and dominion valley drive which are near battlefield high in Reagan middle school since the two deaths summoned the haymarket area have called for pedestrian overpass across the two busy roads And according to the Prince William times the board of supervisors will look to add automated traffic enforcement in an attempt to slow down drivers in the area a measure supported by new police chief Peter newsham Luke lucar debut news Well here we go again the commission that oversees metro rail safety has ordered all the new 7000 series metro trains off the tracks again The Washington metro rail safety commission says those cars will return to service before they met certain inspection criteria In response to the removal of the railcars metro says it will revise the daily inspection process it also says for you the writer there will be no impact to rail service frequency Coming up here on P let's find out what's happening on let me tell you that in just a couple of minutes here on WTO P we will of course have our full forecast and then there is a new Tesla recall to tell you about and we'll have all that ahead on WTO P now one 43 Kick.
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Funeral procession held for Boston firefighter Michael Ricci
"For a fallen firefighter. Boston Firefighters were in Marshfield today to honor and remember Mike Ricci was killed late last month and now his wife, Christine, is charged with his murder. Boston Fire Today tweeting out their respects. Remembering Mike reaches a friend and a brother, as well as a co worker. They say they hope his legacy of friendship, respect, bravery and humbleness. Humility lives on in his Children, and it's 6