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Former top aide to Maryland governor dead after manhunt
"A former top aide to a Maryland governor is dead after an FBI manhunt. Roy McGrath was at one time the chief of staff for former Maryland governor Larry Hogan. He became the subject of a three week manhunt when the Florida resident failed to show up for trial in Baltimore on corruption charges on March 13th. Attorneys for his family confirmed that McGrath died Monday after a confrontation with FBI agents in a commercial area on the outskirts of Knoxville, Tennessee. An FBI email said McGrath was wounded during an agent involved shooting and taken to a hospital. He resigned in 2020 to 11 weeks into his job for Hogan and pled not guilty to an indictment in 2021. He was accused of lying about the governor's approval for a severance payment of over $230,000, as the head of Maryland's environmental service. In addition to allegedly embezzling roughly a $170,000 in expenses. Hogan said he and his wife were deeply saddened by this tragic situation. I'm Jennifer King
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Manhunt for Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's Ex-Chief of Staff
"Manhunt begins for ex Hogan aid after he skips court appearance I said wait a minute Not the Hogan Larry hog Authorities launched a manhunt this week for former Maryland GOP governor Hogan's ex chief of staff Roy McGrath following his failure to appear in federal court McGrath faced the charges of wire fraud Embezzlement and falsification had documents In connection with his obtaining of $233,648 in severance payment from the Maryland environmental service according to the whole newspaper McGrath resigned a few months into his service in Hogan's office Allegedly attempted to make a look as though Hogan had authorized the payout So that he could join the Hogan administration McGrath was pleaded not guilty He was scheduled to appear Before a U.S. district court in Baltimore Maryland at 9 a.m. on Monday his lawyer Joseph murta appeared unaware of the reason for McGrath absence saying we're doing what we can to make sure Roy is safe And we see him soon CBS News reported law enforcement did not locate a minimum to Florida home per the Washington compost The U.S. marshal service considers him a fugitive issued a wanted poster And this guy doesn't look like he can stay on the run for long mister producer Now and I'm looking for any comments by Larry Hogan He runs a tight ship You might be aware that I think the captain of the Titanic runs tight ship two
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"Unit will be torn down soon. Sheriff Jim Dewey says that the move and the improvements that are building will save you money as the taxpayer Top stories were following on WTO. Where is Roy McGrath, a warrant, has been issued for the one time aid to former governor Larry Hogan, a Graf failed to show at his corruption trial today in Baltimore. South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile a day after firing two cruise missiles from a submarine. The action is in response to the United States, South Korean military exercises in the region right now. Keep it here for full details on these stories in the minutes ahead. Ten 48 traffic and weather on the 8s and when it breaks, going back to bob imler and the traffic center. On the beltway traffic is running well, but in Virginia on the outer loop of the beltway, despite the fact that traffic is running while there's a works on set up, after the American legion bridge toward the dulles toll road two right lanes get by, but be alert for the workers and for the barrels in the roadway. 66 westbound and the Roswell tunnel, single right lean is getting past the work sounds. And they are working on eastbound 66 and centerville near route 28 single left lane is getting by there. In woodbridge 95 south at one 23, you get by in two lanes to the left past the works on three 95 is in good shape between the beltway and the 14th street bridge and in Maryland on the Baltimore Washington Parkway northbound in one 95, single right lane gets by the work zone southbound on 95 at one 95 to left lanes get by. That works on without delight two 70, that runs well both ways. Replace your afternoon coffee with a 5 hour energy. It's perfect when you're feeling coffee out and your stomach will thank you, discover 5 hour energy, learn more at 5 hour energy dot com, bob and WTO traffic, storm team fours Amelia Draper. A cold night across the region with lows tonight in the low to mid 30s, and winds increasing, especially as we head toward daybreak Sunrise tomorrow at about 7 20 in the sunset at about 7 15.
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"Com. 9 28. Traffic and weather on the 8s and when it breaks, going to bob imler and the traffic center. And Virginia on three 95 and 95, everything is running pretty well on each right now. No incidents or delays to report toward Fredericksburg or beyond on 66. All is quiet, both inside and outside the beltway, no work zones in place as of yet, and no work zones in place on the beltway between Tyson's corner and the American legion bridge. And the district things are running pretty well. Up and down, two 95 on the southeast Southwest freeway on 6 95 and three 95 between the 14th street bridge in two 95 all is quiet now in Maryland, there is a work zone set up northbound Baltimore, Washington, Parkway, very slow getting up to one 95, where you get by the road where single file to the right. Southbound your lanes are open. 95 is without delay both ways when great shape on two 70, as well as on 50 getting out to the bay bridge. Take advantage of window nation's deep discounts, get two free Windows with every tree you buy, pay nothing for two full years, save thousands, 8 6 6 9, or one donation dot com. Bob and Ludwig Travis storm team forest Amelia Draper. As clouds clear out, the winds increase tonight and tomorrow, we have a wind advisory in fact starting during the afternoon hours, this will run through very early Wednesday morning, Gus tomorrow could approach 50 miles an hour and it's another cold day with highs only in the low to mid 40s. That's about 10° below normal, then you factor in the winds and we have wind chill temperatures in the 20s and 30s. Wind chills Wednesday morning in the teens by the afternoon hours. It's still a bit breezy but not as bad as tomorrow with pies in the low to mid 50s and plenty of sun. Mostly sunny and really nice on Thursday with high temperatures around 60 on Friday we warm to near 70 with some rain potentially later in the day. And strum team four meteorologist stimuli Draper. And right now in college park 46 fairfax city 43, Leesburg 41 and buoy at 44°, our winds from the northeast at 7, that's enough to make it feel like we're in the 30s, even though our air temperatures remain in the 40s. This is WTO P news. Everything you need every time you listen. The WTO producer's desk is wired by IBW local 26. Where electrical contractors come to grow. Good evening I'm Dmitri Soviet. Thomas Robertson is our producer. Top stories were following for you tonight unfolding developments out of Maryland where the one time top aide to former governor Larry Hogan now faces an arrest warrant. Hogan's one time chief of staff, Roy McGrath, failed to appear in federal court in Baltimore today for the start of his trial on fraud and embezzlement charges. His lawyer says he tried texting both McGrath and his wife, but got no response. McGrath is accused of lying to get a severance payment of more than a quarter $1 million from the government owned nonprofit Maryland environmental service, where he worked before joining the Hogan administration. He's also accused of siphoning off the agency's funds for personal use. President Biden is urging confidence in the nation's financial system tonight following the stunning collapse of two banks. Friday, it was Silicon Valley bank. Yesterday, signature bank, two days, two of the three biggest bank failures in American history. This morning. America could have confidence that the banking system is safe. The president says quick federal action ensured bank clients would be able to access their money today. All customers who had deposits in these banks can rest assured. Rest assured they'll be protected, but not those in charge. The management of these banks will be fired. And it's not just the who, but the why. We must get the full accounting of what happened. Sagar Meghani, Washington. Meantime members of Congress are pledging to investigate what led to the financial failures and reexamine banking regulations, WTO's Mitchell Miller on Capitol Hill, several Democrats are questioning the decision the Senate made in 2018 to lift regulations on the banking industry. But Virginia democratic senator Mark Warner stands by his vote, saying he believes some of the federal requirements were unnecessary. We'll have time to look back on what the regulators did and didn't do and why the bank management didn't get this right. Warner speaking on ABC, the democratic chair of a Senate subcommittee that deals with consumer protection, Colorado's John hickenlooper, says his panel will examine what happened with Silicon Valley bank. Others are calling for hearings related to deregulation and whether that had a role in the bank's collapse. On capital hill, Mitchell Miller WTO. News this evening Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell has been released from the hospital after suffering a concussion in a fall last week. His spokesman says his recovery is proceeding well and that he will get physical therapy at an inpatient facility before returning home. McConnell spokesman also says that it was determined over the weekend that McConnell sustained a minor rib fracture in the fall. The 81 year old senator fell last Wednesday night while attending a political fundraiser at a D.C. hotel. Knew this evening as well, South Korea says the north test launched a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters tonight. It follows the test firing of two North Korean cruise missiles from a submarine yesterday, the launchings are apparently in an apparent response to an 11 day joint U.S. South Korean military exercise that got underway today. The launch of missiles from a submarine is also a first for North Korea. President Biden is in San Diego with the leaders of the UK and Australia to announce a deal on nuclear powered submarines. Only once before has the U.S. shared its nuclear submarine propulsion technology, and that was with the British in 1958, in San Diego today, alongside his counterparts from the UK and Australia
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"Identifies where the land is much wetter or drier than normal. The study is published in the journal nature water. I'm Shelley Adler Now to the top stories we are working at WTO. President Biden says the banking system is safe in the government is ready to help following the failure of two banks. Where is Roy McGrath, a warrant is out for his arrest? The graph McGrath was a one time aide to former governor Larry Hogan. And keep it here for full details on these stories in the minutes ahead. At 6 48. Time for traffic and weather on the 8 hello Dave dildine. Hey Hillary in the West End a little bit of police and hazmat activity along peace street between 22nd and 23rd straight. Just east of the park, minimal impact on traffic. And traffic is pretty light as we head into Monday evening. It wasn't so bad of a rush hour on the freeways through D.C. and Maryland and Virginia on the beltway, no delays, two 70 northbound, good to go from rockfield to Frederick, 95 Baltimore, Washington Parkway, no delays, even on the Parkway through Laurel. Traffic is managing the speed limit. Route 50, making good time hitting eastbound toward Annapolis in the bay bridge in Virginia. 66 between Arlington and haymarket, no trouble, 95 southbound only slow for a couple miles south of lorton getting across the aka Kwan and through woodbridge. Life is better when we do things together, like sharing the ride to work, learn more at commuter connections dot org. Dave delvine WTO traffic. Let's go to storm team four. We've got Amelia Draper. The big story over these next couple of days about the strong winds, in fact, the national weather service issuing a wind advisory for the entire region that
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"The WTO producer's desk is wired by IBW local 26. Where electrical contractors come to grow. Good afternoon, I'm Hillary Howard. And I'm Sean Anderson Jacob cura's our producer. President Biden is urging confidence in the nation's financial systems following that stunning collapse of two banks. President Biden is urging confidence in the nation's financial systems following the stunning collapse of two banks, Friday it was Silicon Valley bank. Yesterday, signature bank, two days, two of the three biggest bank failures in American history. This morning America can have confidence that the banking system is safe. The president says quick federal action ensured bank clients would be able to access their money today. All customers who had deposits in these banks can rest assured. Rest assured they'll be protected. But not those in charge. The management of these banks will be fired. And it's not just the who, but the why. We must get the full accounting of what happened. Sagar Meghani, Washington. Well, meantime, members of Congress are pledging to investigate what led to the financial failures and reexamined banking regulations, or from WTO peace Mitchell Miller today on the hill. Several Democrats are questioning the decision the Senate made in 2018 to lift regulations on the banking industry. But Virginia democratic senator Mark Warner stands by his vote, saying he believes some of the federal requirements were unnecessary. We'll have time to look back on what the regulators did and didn't do and why the bank management didn't get this right. Warner speaking on ABC, the democratic chair of a Senate subcommittee that deals with consumer protection, Colorado's John hickenlooper says his panel will examine what happened with Silicon Valley bank. Others are calling for hearings related to deregulation and whether that had a role in the bank's collabs. On capital hill, Mitchell Miller WTO. This just into the WTO newsroom Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has been released from the hospital today after treatment for a concussion. He will continue to recover at an inpatient rehab facility. This according to a McConnell spokesman McConnell's office said his doctors discovered over the weekend that he also suffered a minor ribbed fracture after he tripped and fell at the Waldorf Astoria hotel here in Washington Wednesday evening, more details coming on that stay with WTO before the latest. It is 5 34, a one time top aide to former governor Larry Hogan did not show up for his criminal trial in federal court. Now there's a warrant for his arrest and his own attorney says he's puzzled. Roy McGrath, who had been chief of staff for former governor Larry Hogan, was due in federal court in Baltimore on charges of wire fraud falsifying documents and theft after he failed to show up the judge ordered a delay, saying that perhaps there had been a mix up. But when McGrath was still out of touch by 11 a.m., the jurors were sent home for the day, McGrath's attorney, Joseph Martha told Maryland matters, McGrath had always been responsive to texts and emails in the past as a condition of his release before trial, McGrath had been ordered to surrender his passport, the charges against him, stem from his payout from a state related nonprofit corporation. Kate Ryan, WTO news. 5 34 now to Ukraine is battles rage on in eastern Ukraine, Russia is losing close to a thousand troops per day. This according to Ukrainian military officials, Ukraine is losing a lot of troops as well. However, Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S. says while there is nothing more important than human life, they're losing other really important parts of Ukraine as well. National security correspondent JJ green joins us live with the latest JJ. Yeah, Sean and Hillary and that is precisely why they're fighting for everything they can get. Russia started this way in 2014 in order to deny us right there. Is Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S.. They repeatedly attacked our culture and cultural listen to what's happened since this war began. They specifically targeted museum. They specifically targeted universities of historical sites in Ukraine and destroyed them, not as a collateral damage during the war effort, but specifically targeted them. And she said on Friday that the U.S. has been helping them get pieces of that culture back. In fact, they interdicted a shipment of stolen Ukrainian artifacts that were essentially headed from Russia to the U.S.. They stopped that ship and essentially repatriated those artifacts, but it's part of the reason why she said they're not giving up on the fight. And they're not going to give up any inch of Ukrainian territory. Reporting live, JJ green, WTO penion. You know, JJ, the resolve is pretty remarkable. What's the status of that fighting today? Well, as you just stated, they're not, they're not giving up on it. It is remarkable, but the Kremlin said today it's convinced that it's impossible to talk about peace with Ukraine. In fact, Dmitry peskov, he's the press secretary to Russian president Vladimir Putin and he said on one other state run outlets and this is a quote there are no reasons for the situation in Ukraine to obtain a peaceful course at the moment, achieving our goals continues to be our absolute priority. And we'll always remain such. He says, this is currently possible only through military means. So Russia's digging in on this fight, even though it's very clear to Ukraine and the rest of the world, Russia started this war simply to take over that other sovereign country, which was their neighbor. JJ, thanks. You're welcome. WTO national security correspondent JJ green coming up in money news after traffic and weather. Gas is up, but you're still paying a lot less. I'm Jeff label. Then Pope Francis marks an important milestone 5 37. Ladies
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"I'm Hillary Howard. Thanks for being with us. There's a warrant out for the arrest of a Maryland man who was once pretty high up in the former Hogan administration. Roy McGrath was supposed to be in a federal courtroom for the start of his trial in Baltimore on fraud charges, but he was a no show. WTO's Kate Ryan joins us live with all the details. Kate, first of all, Roy McGrath's connection to former governor Larry Hogan. Can you talk about that? And what happened today? Yeah, a Roy McGrath is the former chief of staff for governor Larry Hogan that he was in that post only briefly from about June to August, and he resigned and that's 2020. He resigned after reports started leaking out that he had left his previous job with a very hefty severance package equal to a year's salary. And what was that job? It was with the Maryland environmental service, and it sort of a quasi state agency, a nonprofit corporation that's called an independent state agency. Our partners at Maryland matters reported this morning that McGrath was a no show in court this morning and that by 1115 the judge said she would send the jurors home and issued a bench warrant for his arrest. Highly unusual in a federal case like this. Kate go into more detail on what McGrath is accused of doing. Right, the charges have to do with theft wire fraud and falsifying documents all part of what was apparently or is allegedly a scheme that he came up with to get that big fat severance package. Again, that's unprecedented particularly in state government. He had said he is accused of misleading the board of directors there, saying governor Hogan signed off on this. It's okay. You can write me that fat check. A governor Hogan immediately issued a statement at that time saying, no, he didn't have any okay from me. McGrath is actually accused of falsifying a document seeming to show that the governor had the former governor had signed off. Again, Hogan has adamantly maintained throughout. He did no such thing. And as a matter of fact, he's a potential witness for the prosecution. Quickly, Kate even if he's found and brought to Maryland for this federal trial, it really isn't the end of his possible legal trouble. Not at all. He faces a raft of charges in Anna rental county circuit court, including misconduct in office, wiretapping for allegedly recording other government officials without their knowledge, Marilyn to two party state. You can't do that. So even after going through this trial, he faces a lengthy procedure procedure and proceedings in Anna rental county. Right now, the emphasis is on finding him. His attorney did contact WTO and wrote us saying that he's hopeful that he will hear from his client and can not explain why he was not a notion why he was a no show this morning. All right, more to be reported on. Thank you, Kate. You got it. That's a double DTO
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"Birds adjust to visitors free timed entry passes will be required at the birdhouse for the first several months, same day passes will be available on site at the zoo. A, the buses are rolling again, Omni ride buses, including metro express, local, east, west express this is coming after a walkout for the past month involving drivers of those Omni ride buses. They've been striking strikes over now. The Potomac and rappahannock transportation commission says drivers are back on the job after their union and transit operator keolis agreed on a new contract. A quick look now at the top stories we're working on at WTO. President Biden just finished speaking about two U.S. bank failures we'll have a special report straight ahead. Everything everywhere all at once made Oscars history last night. And the trial for a Roy McGrath expected to start today once a top aide to former governor Maryland governor Larry Hogan. But graph is now facing federal fraud charges. Keep it right here for full details on these stories in the minutes ahead. It's 9 18. Time for traffic and weather on the 8s. Jack Taylor and the WTO traffic center. Harvard keeping an eye out one of the cameras that was headed to Maryland toward Virginia on the beltway outer loop riding off the legion bridge into Virginia, passing the George Washington Parkway. There was a crew slowly moving along the left side of the roadway unclear if they were doing some sweeping, maybe some litter pickup, unclear if they're dropping cones, but just be very careful. It's kind of an unexpected, just a little bit of a slowdown as you cross the bridge into Virginia. 95 going southbound before route one spotsylvania, car spun out on the left median, 28 south in Sterling after Sterling boulevard that crash had been reported along the right side. Slowdowns into the long-term work on the George Washington Parkway headed north of the overlooks toward one 23. Interloop was a little bit heavy. Just passing two 36, nothing in your way though. Three 95s in pretty good shape coming out of Springfield. Definitely not. At the top end, slowing to cross the 14th coming in from The Pentagon. You'll ride into the city on the freeway eastbound after the exit for the third street tunnel, the crash cleanup remains in the far right of three, two lanes to the left will get you by. You'll also find south on D.C. two 95. There have been word after Pennsylvania avenue who have broken down pickup truck in that far right lane. All right, Maryland, the bellway, not too bad through Montgomery and prince George's counties, topside adolph's letting loose from New Hampshire to Georgia. In a loop, the delay cleared a long time ago, branch avenue, you're wide open all the way down toward the Wilson bridge. Southbound Baltimore Washington Parkway after one 97 that earlier broken down vehicle either gone or at least out of the roadway, the slowdowns had gone. Two 70 south, you're good coming out of Frederick, all the way to the lane divide, river road, eastbound a Goldsboro road the crash, and watch on northbound madam women beantown road just before the three O one merging Waldorf, the crash was in the right lane. Johns Hopkins cancer Karen, the greater Washington area, with renowned cancer experts in our community, including its sibley and suburban hospitals. Find out more at Hopkins cancer, D.C. dot org, Jack Taylor, WTO P traffic. Storm team four meteorologist, chuck bell, is it going to look any nicer a little later today? Well, I mean, yeah, but not a lot. Most of the drizzle drops that
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"The hill Tucker Carlson has used the video to portray January 6th as a day when people were largely wandering around the capitol. Instead of a day, when people were trying to interfere with certification of the presidential election and attacking law enforcement officers. Speaker McCarthy says he has no regrets about releasing the video. We will slowly roll out to every individual news agency. They can come see the tapes as well. McCarthy speaking on Fox. But even the Senate's top Republican Mitch McConnell has said it was a mistake for Fox to let Carlson downplay what happened. Several other GOP senators have also criticized what Carlson has done. On Capitol Hill, Mitchell Miller WTO. The federal criminal trial of former Maryland governor Larry Hogan's former chief of staff is expected to start today. Roy McGrath is accused of lying to get a severance payment of more than $230,000 from the government owned nonprofit, Maryland environmental service, where he worked before joining the Hogan administration. Specifically, McGrath is accused of claiming Hogan approved that severance amount while the governor says that's not true. As we previously reported here on WTO, Hogan himself will be on the witness list. Brackets are ready now, the stage is set and several local teams are headed to the big dance, the NCAA tournament. On Thursday, the Maryland terrapins face West Virginia, Maryland coming in as an 8th seed, West Virginia 9th, also Thursday, UVA, a fourth seed will be playing Furman. The Howard bison heading to the big dance, they will face though the defending champion Kansas Jayhawks, that's a 16 to one seed matchup. This weekend, the bison beat Norfolk state to win the meat conference. Howard's head coach, Kenny blakeney
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"19th on the same stretch of road where Sarah langan camp died. It will depart from the elementary school where Sarah began her ride that day will retrace her ride and go all the way to the lawn in front of Congress. Dan langan camp said he expects at least a thousand cyclists and hopes to attract some members of Congress. There are members of Congress who deeply believe in this cause. We hope that they show up and express their support. Montgomery county council member Andrew friedson says, since Sarah's death, he's been in regular contact with state and local officials about improvements on river road. We're looking at implementing immediate safety, changes, and also for medium and longer term improvements as well. Sarah Jacobs news. Want to join the ride, head to WTO P dot com for more information. Whether it's a mental health issue, or substance use and abuse, when someone is in crisis, a new facility in Frederick county, Maryland, will offer immediate help. It's called a crisis stabilization center and Frederick county executive Jan Gardner says there's a clear need for a place that people can turn to when they need help now. Behavioral health issues account for about 20% of emergency department visits to Frederick health hospital. That's one out of every 5 visits to the emergency room. Gardner says Frederick county has among the state's highest number of 9-1-1 calls related to behavioral healthcare issues. The new facility will be operated in partnership with a nonprofit mental health association in Frederick, which will also be able to offer round the clock care when the new center opens in 2023. Kate Ryan, WTO P news, four days before it was set to begin the federal criminal trial of Marilyn governor Larry Hogan's former chief of staff has been postponed. Roy McGrath attorney asked for and grant was granted a delay because federal prosecutors have handed over about 9000 pages of evidence in recent weeks. A new trial date has not yet been said. McGrath briefly served as Hogan's top aide. He resigned after the Baltimore sun reported he received more than $230,000 in severance payment from the state owned nonprofit Maryland environmental service. Straight hand on WTO will check traffic and weather and
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"Office of unified communication directed requests for comment to D.C.'s freedom of information act portal. Under a new OU C policy. Sarah Jacobs news. If confirmed, this would be the 7th person this year to die in the district after 9-1-1 call takers delayed sending help because of a mistake. And one other note, Dave statter is married to WTO's Hillary Howard. If you want to comment on Virginia's proposed and controversial transgender policy for public school students, you've only got a few days. Governor Glenn youngkin, not a governor, but governor Glenn youngkin of Virginia has a message for you. Once the policy is law, he expects the state school districts to enforce it. Some school systems, including those in Alexandria and fairfax county, say they won't follow the new policy, which would require parental sign off on the use of any name or pronoun other than what's in a student's official record. Governor junkins response, it's the law. Though it's not clear what youngkin can do to force school systems to listen. For now, he just says parents have a fundamental right in the Commonwealth to be the key decision maker with their children in these decisions. This is a time for us to recognize laws are on the books for reasons and we need to abide by them. Public comments on the proposed changes are being accepted through Wednesday of next week. Nick hind Ellie doubled news. New tonight, a federal judge has postponed the criminal trial for Maryland governor Larry Hogan's former chief of staff. This is coming just four days before that trial was set to start. Roy McGrath briefly served as Hogan's top adviser before he stepped away that resignation followed a report in the Baltimore sun showing he got a severance payment of more than $230,000 from the government owned nonprofit Maryland environmental service and McGrath is accused of illegally engineering that payment. His attorney asked the judge to postpone the trial because federal prosecutors had handed over almost 9000 pages of evidence in recent weeks. The new trial date, we don't know it yet. We're waiting to find out. Coming up here after traffic and weather, we're getting back to Glenn youngkin, Virginia's Republican governor who wants the state's energy policy to center around nuclear power will go in depth with a public policy expert about whether that is a good and safe way to go. Stay with us and 8 O 7. Let Meadows farms nurseries help you prepare for the winter with molt madness. Four bags of shredded hardwood mulch for just
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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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"Bounce back in 2023. I give the guy credit days he took the ball every 5 days and he's going to come back with a little chip on his shoulder next year and try to prove a lot of naysayers wrong and I think that he'll get closer to the 2018 and 19 Patrick Corbin that we've seen in the past. Corbin led the national league with 19 losses this year he led the league with 16 defeats last season the first player to do so in back to back season since Phil Negro from 1978 to 1984 Eric fetty pitches against the New York mets today at four ten on 1500 a.m. Orioles rallied past Toronto to take the first half of their double header 5 four. They'll play one more time in 2022. NHL preseason capitals host Detroit this evening at 7, Darcy Kemper slated to start in goal for the caps. Dave Preston WTO sports. All right, Dave, thanks. The top stories we're following for you right now on double DOP President Biden is in Southwest Florida with the First Lady meeting with residents and small business owners devastated by hurricane Ian. We're not leaving until this gets done. I promise you that. The president and Florida Republican governor Ron DeSantis are emphasizing their cooperation despite their political differences. Maryland's governor is on the list of witnesses to be called at the federal trial of his former chief of staff, Roy McGrath is charged with fraud and embezzlement when he led the Maryland environmental service. Stay with WTO P for more on these stories in just minutes. Earlier, this afternoon at cape canaveral, Florida. Three, two, one, ignition. This is full power. And lift off go crew 5. SpaceX and NASA have launched a crew of four
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"Afternoon meeting the New York mets at four ten on 1500 a.m. Orioles facing Toronto trailing four two in the 8th that NFL commanders get rookie Brian Robinson back in practice the running back was shot in the leg last month, head coach Ron Rivera. He started kind of gradually, I didn't notice anything different, but it's just kind of a gradual build up. And the more and more he did, the more and more confident I think he got in it. And then there were a couple of running place today or there was a couple of cuts where he had to stick that leg in the ground and really come off of it and he did. Bumps and bruises from today, those not practicing include tackle Sam Cosby wide receivers Curtis Samuel and Jahan dotson. This week's military bull D.C. touchdown club high school football player of the week is independence running back and strong safety clay ash. She rushed for 230 yards and three touchdowns. While intercepting a pass on defense is the tigers beat Potomac falls 33 to 21 to improve to 6 and O on the season. Don't forget to visit WTO P dot com to read more about clay and see highlights from his game. Dave Preston WTO sports. All right, Dave, thanks. The top stories we're following for you right now on double DTP, President Biden using hurricane ravaged Florida with a pledge that federal state and local governments will work as one to help rebuild homes, businesses and lives there. New this afternoon, federal court documents reveal governor Hogan is on the witness list in the federal fraud and embezzlement case against his former aide Roy McGrath, Hogan spokesman says the governor's office has been actively assisting in the ongoing investigation. NASA has launched four astronauts including the first Native American in space aboard a SpaceX rocket and they're all going to the International Space Station. Stay with WTO for more of these stories and just moments. Well, after the recent rain this weekend is the
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"53. Lots of state employees continue to work from home in Virginia, a new state report says that as of last month, more than 15,000 state employees were working remotely at least once a week. That's three times as many as in 2019. Governor Glen youngkin had updated the state's telework policy for all state employees to begin working in person full-time by early July, but employees were allowed to submit applications to work remotely. You're being asked to keep an eye out for sick or dead birds in Virginia, with cases of bird flu on the rise nationwide. Officials in the Commonwealth say there's no immediate public health concern related to bird flu, and the risk of transmission to humans is low, but scattered cases of vulture deaths have been found in loudoun county and the Richmond area and a big concern is the potential spread of the virus from wild birds to chickens on farms and in backyards. Virginia wildlife officials are asking you to report signs that bird flu is spreading. One sign is 5 or more dead vultures, waterfowl, shorebirds, or seabirds, found in the same area within 5 days. Read the full list of signs at WTO P dot com. Michelle bash WTO news. Federal prosecutors are trying to keep some secretly recorded phone calls out of court when Marilyn governor Larry Hogan's former chief of staff goes on trial this month. Roy McGrath is accused of collecting excessive payments when he was director of the Maryland environmental service and taking more than $233,000 severance when he transitioned to his role in the governor's office. The capital gazette reports federal prosecutors are asking the jury only be allowed to hear one of the calls, arguing the others are irrelevant to the case. McGrath's attorney argues all the calls should be allowed as evidence. McGrath faces state charges for those recorded phone calls because recording someone without permission is a felony in
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"Fences decks and pavers go to long fans dot com and schedule your free estimate today It's 5 11 now Well they're speeding and then there is speeding One car was stopped on an area road for going over a 130 miles an hour 133 miles an hour to be exact in a 45 mile an hour zone according to Leesburg police They say that in the late afternoon on Wednesday of last week an officer clocked a blue 2007 Corvette at the breakneck speed en route 7 near battlefield Parkway The officer was somehow able to catch up and pull the car over 21 year old Luke Jones of Leesburg was cited for reckless driving a Leesburg police spokesman says to his knowledge this is the fastest speed that one of their officers has caught a driver going John Aaron WTO P news That's a fast car 5 12 here at WTO A blistering report about the former head of Maryland's environmental services documents possible financial fraud Roy McGrath had already been indicted on federal fraud and embezzlement charges The new and final report on McGrath's tenure at MES details what it calls substantial evidence that McGrath misrepresented facts to get a hefty 6 figure severance package from the agency as he was leaving for a job as governor Larry Hogan's chief of staff It also alleges McGrath's assurances the governor was on board with the package were meant to get the MES to pay that severance One official told McGrath he was not on board with it unless the governor approved and didn't object to it The governor denies a proving or recommending it McGrath resigned from his post after 11 weeks in the Hogan administration after news reports about the 6 figure payout Well the backlog of autopsies is over but the staffing problems that caused it have not been solved that the Maryland medical examiner's office An audit released last week says the office had amassed a backlog of 217 autopsies in February It led to bodies being stored in refrigerator truck trailers in Baltimore the problem is chronic understaffing according to the audit and the national association of medical examiners periodically downgrade to the officers accreditation because of it The audit also blamed an increase in deaths due to violence the coronavirus and drug overdoses Coming up Dave Chappelle's attacker is in more hot water 5 13 Is it just you and me or does the world seem more stressful these days Federal drive host Tom temin here it's odd but the more work life seems to step back to normal if normal means anything anymore with people returning to offices the more the topic of employee burnout is coming up Because of emergency spending many federal employees worked around the clock but that was in the beginning Lots of things can add up now Exactly what will my work location be Can I commute not during rush hour Am I supposed to respond right away to every digital distraction that comes in at 7 8 or 9 at night For that matter nobody knows what the proper work attire even is anymore Even if you wore that nice blouse or Oxford for Zoom meetings with something less dressy outside of camera range is it anything goes now in the office The general atmosphere doesn't help with the market and freefall and cable news with all its endless lurid emanations for some practical ways to make the federal workplace a refuge and not a burnout zone Check out my latest column now online at federal news network dot com Josh wasn't sure he'd ever find a career His Asperger's syndrome made social interactions difficult and he struggled in interviews Josh faced an uphill battle with prospective employers who couldn't see his work ethic and skills Until he found melwood Mel wood's career exploration programming helped Josh land a job in the IT field giving him the technical and soft skills needed to succeed in the workforce Now he's a cybersecurity analyst Mel wood's job training and support services help people with disabilities find meaningful employment.
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"roy mcgrath" Discussed on WTOP
"Often Here we go It's day one A very busy day one for the new governor After being sworn in he went straight to his office in the capital and signed a series of executive orders including one telling parents that they have the right to say whether or not their kids wear a mask in school That's led to some school systems pushing back already reaffirming their local mask mandates The Arlington county public school system issued a statement saying that it is going to continue to require all staff and students to wear masks when they are indoors on school grounds In Richmond Nikon LA WTO P news Alexandria city and fairfax county public schools issued a similar statement saying their mask mandates will not change Maryland governor Larry Hogan says the federal government hasn't done a good job getting rapid COVID test kits to the states The Biden administration has plans to distribute the test kits and face masks But Hogan told CBS's face the nation So far we haven't seen any We were acquiring our own near the states have been on the front lines throughout this crisis And now it appears as if rather than producing more of these rapid tests the federal government has just purchasing the ones that we had already contracted for So now we're sort of hijacking the test that we already had plans for and we're now getting some of those providers to tell us they no longer have that rapid test Governor Hogan announced last week the staple delivered 20 million free and 95 KN 95 masks to Maryland residents A former top aide to Maryland governor Larry Hogan is scheduled to go on trial in June on charges of misconduct in office and illegally recording conversations The Baltimore sun reports the trial is set to begin on June 7th for Roy McGrath McGrath spent 11 weeks in 2020 as chief of staff to Hogan he then resigned after the sun reported he had negotiated and exit package worth more than $233,000 and other perks from a state environmental agency when he joined Hogan's state House team Well it's an exciting weekend of NFL playoff games where we've had a couple of blowouts and we've got the San Francisco Dallas game underway We'll get you up to speed on that and other sports straight ahead here on WT 5 43 Do you want to seize the moment and.
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"roy mcgrath" Discussed on WTOP
"Thanks Steve And minority leader Mitch McConnell and other leading Republicans we are learning are increasing their campaign to persuade Marilyn governor Larry Hogan to run for Senate Speaking with Margaret Brennan on CBS's face the nation Hogan says for right now he is keeping his focus on his work as governor What I said I've been saying all along It's not something I aspire to but I also have said that I care very much about the country and where we are and the divisive rhetoric that the divisiveness and dysfunction in Washington And so people are calling on my kind of more patriotic duty to say even if it's not the job that you want maybe we need you to run anyway And so that's where we are I've never expressed an interest in it and still haven't taken any steps in that direction He does have until February 22nd to file And its politics So whenever knows a trial date has now been set for a former top aide to Hogan Roy McGrath is accused of misconduct in office and illegally recording conversations He was chief of staff to Hogan for 11 weeks in 2020 The trial is supposed to happen June 7th McGrath resigned after the Baltimore sun reported He had negotiated an exit package worth more than $230,000 plus perks from a state environmental agency before joining Hogan's team Hogan says he never approved that exit package and coming up on a terrifying day for a group of Jewish congregants in Texas We'll have the latest on what many people are calling a miraculous end to that hostage situation It's 1233 This year the time is right to create happy memories and the home you love starting with sort of pro painters They're ready to beautify and protect the space you live in treating every wall to a colorful new cone of paint for you to enjoy.
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