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"I am storm team four, Chad Merrill. And currently we've got 66° and partly cloudy skies here outside the TOP studios. It's 5 41 now. The Arlington memorial bridge suffered some damage last evening after a truck slammed into a bridge railing. U.S. park police say the accident happened on the inbound side of the bridge over the northbound lanes of the George Washington Parkway just before 8 p.m., all lanes on the bridge are open this morning. California has been able to avoid rolling outages during extreme heat. But operators of the state's electricity grid continue to warn that unprecedented demand could force them to periodically cut power to some customers. The operator thanked residents in businesses for heating and other flex alert, which is a request to reduce electricity consumption during peak evening hours. But another flex alert was issued for this evening with temperatures expected to spike again. After a handful of accidents and fires, the navy is elevating how it handles safety concerns. Federal news networks, Scott marioni reports, just this year, navy safety command became a two star operation. Now it's out with new policies and enforcement measures that it thinks will bring the navy safety standards back to the proper baseline. The command now has the authority to conduct surprise inspections that most fleet commands safety command officials will also have the ability to stand down certain activities of regulations and procedures are not up to snuff. The command will also work with fleet chiefs to implement best practices and take in feedback that might help the navy conduct safer operations. Scott marioni, federal news network. Prince George's county executive Angela also Brooks defending her decision to enforce a months long curfew for people younger than 17. She tweets that she's responding to county residents who have asked what more can be done to protect their children. Also, Brexit is also making it clear that police will enforce the curfew and if they find someone breaking it, they'll educate them about the curfew and tell them to go home. She says she's hoping parents will take their children inside by 10 p.m. on school nights and by midnight on weekends for the next 30 days. Coming up on WTO, the FBI is having a little trouble interviewing a former Trump aide about the run up to January 6th. It's 5 43. Hey, it's Jack Taylor for navy federal credit union. When it comes to buying a new or new to you vehicle, you
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"This is WTO P news. It's 5 53 now, a group of former top military officials is warning that the military's relationship with civilian world is getting too fuzzy. Federalist network Scott marioni explains. 8 former defense secretaries and 5 former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said the United States needs to reinforce the civilian control of the military in an open letter the men lay out 16 tenants explaining the limits of the military as a political institution. They know that military officials are facing extremely adverse environments where polarization is threatening the proper transfer of power in the nation. The former officials also noted that civilian leaders should give the military ample opportunity to express doubt about certain orders and appropriate venues. Scott marioni, federal news network. A second group of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's personal belongings will be available at an estate auction starting today. The items include two of our lace collars, one was beaded, the other embroidered, each offered at three to $5000, bids will be accepted until September 16th. The D.C. shorts the International Film Festival returns tomorrow through Sunday, and this year's the in person festival is going to look different with the new location. I just hope that with this being the return to in person that we can remix things a little bit, but bring back the traditions and a D.C. shorts, so great since 2003. Bo Ken list is excited to take over as executive director of D.C. shorts. This is my first crack at it. I do have some grandiose ambitions for the film festival brand. So I'm so excited to introduce myself. I grew up here. He's also moving locations from the usual E street cinema downtown to the Alamo drafthouse cinnamon northeast. The Alamo drafthouse, you know, it's a franchise, but the one northeast actually has a Smithsonian inspired museum theme. Find out more on WTO be dot com. Jason for AWT open news. Maryland and Virginia are among the 34 states and territories that have reached a settlement with Juul labs, the E cigarette manufacturer will pay nearly $440 million to settle an investigation into the company's claims about the safety and benefits of its vaping products. The products have long been blamed for a national surge in team vaping, attorneys general and 33 states and Puerto Rico joined together in 2020 to investigate Jules early claims about vaping as a safer alternative to smoking. The company still faces separate lawsuits from other states and federal health regulators are trying to ban Jules products
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"With your free time during a pandemic? Two 17 year old seniors at chantilly high school developed a device that allows people with Parkinson's disease to be more mobile. There's so many people who have Parkinson's disease in the world currently, and it's only growing in the future. In fact, a concha Timberwolves great grandmother had the illness, so during the pandemic she teamed up with her longtime friend cavea cartha Cayenne and designed an automatic walker to help keep patients moving. Essentially, auto trans main focus is to ease stress on the muscles of Parkinson's patients. It does that by moving on its own sensing obstacles and reminding patients not to slide their feet, then while received by patients they say. Me and a concha, it's up to us to put it in the market and help these Parkinson's patients out. They also have a goal of patenting the idea. Mike Morello. The beginning of the school year typically means a battle over bedtime. Oh yes. To get kids prepared to go to sleep, they need to be well rested for school. Professors of sleep medicine at the university of Maryland school of medicine, Emerson wick wire tells WTO, some social activities should be avoided. Watching television or movies, particularly later into the evening, which over the summer might not be ideal, but the consequences aren't so great. But now that the school year starts again, we want to be very mindful of not doing things that encourage a later bedtime, even if those are generally positive things. Read more about student bedtimes and this week's school zone that WTO dot com a new army survey finds soldiers and their families aren't happy with military housing, federal news networks, Scott marcion has more. The army saw a drop in satisfaction with residents of its government owned and government least housing this year, privatized military housing satisfaction scores dropped nearly two points compared to last year with an overall rating of 74 out of 100. Army owned housing dropped about half a satisfaction point with an overall score of 72. The army is currently investing billions of dollars to improve its barracks and on base housing, the military is a whole still reckoning with privatized housing scandals that left service members in substandard living conditions. Scott marioni, federal news network. Check of sports on the way as we get sent for a big college football weekend. That's next. Ten 43. Highs, Jonathan cotton, and you know what people buy when they come to the good feet store, arch supports, of course, you might say. Yet what we have found is that customers are really buying hope. Hope that they can address foot knee or back pain without surgery or prescriptions. Hope that they can work along shift without thinking about their feet or hope that they can run that ten K, take that trip to Italy or
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"We don't have all the tools that we need on our toolbox to really, really get at the scourge of gun violence. Gun control critics say restrictions only serve to disarm law abiding citizens, Christie king WTO P news. A new army survey finds soldiers and their families aren't happy with military housing, federal news network Scott maccioni reports. The army saw a drop in satisfaction with residents of its government owned and government leased housing this year, privatized military housing satisfaction scores dropped nearly two points compared to last year, with an overall rating of 74 out of 100. Army owned housing dropped about half a satisfaction point with an overall score of 72. The army is currently investing billions of dollars to improve its barracks and on base housing, the military is a hole still reckoning with privatized housing scandals that left service members and substandard living conditions. Scott marioni, federal news network. As a heat wave hits California residents are being asked to cut back on how much electricity they use, including the juice they use for their electric cars. Owners of teslas and other electric cars here in California are being asked not to charge their vehicles between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m.. That has prompted some to ask questions about an eventual complete conversion to electric cars. Well, there's no way we could keep up right now if we suddenly went to a 100% clean cars. Severin bornstein of the University of California says 100% will consume a lot of power. It's about an extra 30%. Experts in the field say this will be one of the challenges as clean cars become more popular. Steve hutchman CBS News, Los Angeles
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"Today and schedule your free in home estimate. 7 11 now in exchange of gunfire last night in woodbridge. Members of a narcotics task force and a suspect shot at each other at foxglove court, police say they were investigating fentanyl distribution, two men who were being investigated were shot, police aren't releasing their conditions. A lot of law enforcement agencies were there on the scene, Prince William county police, but NASA's police, manassas park police, the FBI, and the ATF. A local prosecutor says a wave of gun cases has been flooding courts in recent weeks. He's asking for help now from the General Assembly. We have a problem with ghost guns. Steve discount out fairfax county, Commonwealth's attorney. Guns that don't have serial numbers. Or where their serial numbers were scratched off. A bill that would have made it unlawful in Virginia to have a gun with altered or removed serial numbers, and another bill that would have required serial numbers on parts and ghost gun kits did not pass this year's General Assembly. The only reason to have a gun that's done traceable like that is to commit crimes. Critics of gun control measures say they only serve to disarm law abiding citizens in Northern Virginia. Christy king, WTO P news. A new army survey finds soldiers and their families aren't happy with military housing. We get that from federal news network to Scott marcion. The army saw a drop in satisfaction with residents of its government owned and government leased housing this year, privatized military housing satisfaction scores dropped nearly two points compared to last year with an overall rating of 74 out of 100. Army owned housing dropped about half a satisfaction point with an overall score of 72. The army is currently investing billions of dollars to improve its barracks and on base housing, the military is a whole still reckoning with privatized housing scandals that left service members in substandard living conditions. Scott marioni, federal news network. As a heat wave hits California, residents are being asked to cut back on how much electricity they use, including the juice they use for their electric cars. Owners of teslas and other electric cars here in California are being asked not to charge their vehicles between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m.. That has prompted some to ask questions about and eventual complete conversion to electric cars. Well, there's no way we could keep up right now if we suddenly went to a 100% clean cars. Severin bornstein of the University of California says 100% will consume a lot of power. It's about an extra 30%. Experts in the field say this will be one of the challenges as clean cars become more popular. Steve hunter man CBS News, Los Angeles. Coming up a recall of some dried mushrooms, 7 13
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"Scandals that left service members in substandard living conditions. Scott marioni, federal news network, 5 48. Back to Jack and the traffic center could start in Virginia running 66 getting at a Gainesville east should find lanes open all the way into Rosalind by volume remains pretty light at this hour. There's also our work zone that is in place 66 headed west between business two 34 and 29 Gainesville that left plane will be blocked with a long-term work through at least September 10th. Good-looking trip early on the greenway and the Dallas toll road, no hiccups yet on the George Washington Parkway, even 95 and three 95 looking good between Fredericksburg and the 14th street bridge north and south without any early issue. Four 95 looks good between Alexandria and maclean. Now you will find we'd got some work in Bethesda. Ongoing three 55 southbound approaching and passing the beltway, you'll find two left lanes getting by. Frederick south on two 70, you're fine hit it into Bethesda, nice trip between the beltways, 95 and the BW Parkway. 50s fine, three lanes coming back west, two lanes going east. We'll keep an eye out when that'll go potentially into two way operation. No worries out of southern Maryland, leaving upper Marlboro coming out of oxen cove or at a Waldorf headed north toward the beltway with lanes available. Nice trip downtown, quiet across the freeway. Good-looking ride early northeastern and northwest on inbound New York avenue, no troubles yet on D.C. two 95, where I two 95. Jack Taylor WTO P traffic. Let's see how our holiday weekend is gonna go. Sounds like it'll be pretty nice, Mike's gonna hurt at least at the beginning. Yeah, the first part looking pretty good and really not a whole lot of right until Labor Day, which is gonna be kind of a wet day. Have a little bit of fog around
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"The top stories we're following for you this morning on WTO P, President Biden is sounding an alarm about what he views as extremist threats to the nation's democracy from what he sees as the evil force of trumpism. In a speech last night he framed the November elections as part of an ongoing battle for the soul of the nation. The house January 6th committee once information from former house speaker Newt Gingrich about his communications with senior advisers to then president Trump in the days before the attack on the capitol. It also wants information on gingrich's involvement in the scheme to appoint fake electors. D.C. residents can get their annual flu shot and the newby valent COVID booster at the same time starting next week. Hours after the CDC approved the new boosters, the district said starting next Wednesday, both coronavirus and flu vaccines would be available in pharmacies and clinics in all 8 of the city's wards. Stay with WTO for more on these stories in just minutes. Soldiers and their families are not happy with military housing according to a new army survey. Federal news network, Scott moss oni has more. The army saw a drop in satisfaction with residents of its government owned and government leased housing this year, privatized military housing satisfaction scores dropped nearly two points compared to last year with an overall rating of 74 out of 100. Army owned housing dropped about half a satisfaction point with an overall score of 72. The army is currently investing billions of dollars to improve its barracks and on base housing, the military is a whole still reckoning with privatized housing scandals that left service members in substandard living conditions. Scott marioni, federal news network, 5 48. Back to Jack and the traffic
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"News. 9 23, the U.S. park police department is supposed to record all of its radio and telephone communications, but that hasn't been happening. In fact, a government watchdog has discovered that the department's radio channels went unrecorded for two years. The interior department's inspector general review was triggered after U.S. park police discovered they did not have recordings of radio communications during the operation to clear protesters from Lafayette park in June 2020. The IG review found part police had not recorded radio communications on one channel from at least March 2018 through August 2020 and another channel from October 2018 through June 2020. The watchdog said they found no evidence this was intentional because there was no policy to monitor the equipment, the failure went unnoticed until the June 2020 recordings were requested, moving forward, the IG recommends U.S. park police developed policies for maintaining and monitoring the equipment and the recordings. Sarah Jacobs news. Double your TOP has reached out to the park police for comment. The navy is giving safe harbor to sailors who report sexual assault, federal news, network Scott marioni reports. In the past sailors and marines may have been reticent to report sexual assault because they were in situations that may have gotten them punished. The navy's now trying to change that in a new policy service members who report sexual assaults will be exempt from collateral misconduct. That means they won't be charged for violations like underage drinking at the time of the assault, unprofessional relationships or curfew violations. The navy says collateral misconduct is a significant barrier to service members reporting assaults. Scott mascioni, federal news network
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"Be extended again. Only at diamonds direct details and more at diamonds direct dot com on approved credit. This is WTO P news and 6 53 now a man is under arrest and charged in the beating of a homeless woman who later died. Michelle Huntley was found badly beaten at a bus stop on Richmond highway in high blood valley nearly two weeks ago. The 63 roll died from her injuries on Saturday, now fairfax county police say 32 year old chante Jones charged with aggravated malicious wounding after being arrested Monday. Police say he was spotted wearing clothes similar to the ones worn in surveillance footage the night of the attack, a block away from where it happened, Jones is being held without bond as police tried to determine the relationship of any between him and Huntley and what led to the attack. Matt's small WTO news. Fort Washington police are investigating a shooting that occurred on Monday night at a home. Two people were shot, including a 6 year old girl, and an adult male they were driven to a hospital in a private car. They're both in critical condition today. Police say it was not a random shooting, but that the young girl was not the intended target. For Washington police are asking anyone with information about the suspect to contact them. The Defense Department and the air force are teaming up with historically black colleges and universities to create a new research center. Federal news networks Scott marciani reports. The military's 15th academic research center will focus on tactical autonomy helping the Defense Department develop technologies that include independent computer systems. The air force is committing $12 million a year for 5 years to the center, DoD will add another $2 million for those 5 years. The organization will be a consortium of historically black colleges and universities furthering DoD's push for diversity and inclusion. The Pentagon hopes to use the center to help schools build out their research capabilities and recruit a more diverse workforce. Scott marioni, federal news network. Well, it's nearly July, but in Virginia, the thinking about snow. Snow removal, that is, the office of inspector general reports V dot is having trouble hiring enough contractors to remove snow from state roads and interstate highways this winter. The audit found that contractors don't like a requirement that they have to carry workers compensation insurance for their employees. And they also object to a requirement that contractors equip their snow plows with technology that allows vdap to track them. The IG report says there aren't enough contractors at 5 of the 6 V dot area headquarters reviewed in that audit. Money news at 25 and 55, the Federal Trade Commission is suing Walmart claiming the company had allowed scam artists to use its money transfer
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"Sports The top stories we're following for you this morning on WTO the Biden administration is sending Ukraine a small number of high-tech medium range rocket systems but not the longer range systems that could reach Russia In an essay for The New York Times President Biden says the administration is not encouraging or enabling Ukraine to strike beyond its borders Virginia lawmakers return to the state capitol today to vote on a budget that includes billions of dollars in tax relief and also allocates more money for teachers and other public employees and record spending on education A federal judge here in Washington will preside over a hearing today for John hinckley who shot president Ronald Reagan more than 40 years ago Hinckley is set to be released from restrictive conditions he has lived under since he's shot Reagan and several others back in 1981 Stay with WTO for more on these stories in just minutes As the nation continues to see high inflation rates the Defense Department is reinforcing its policy on unexpected costs and contracts Federal news networks Scott marioni explains The Pentagon sticking to many of its current rules for how it will cover unexpected costs as prices for goods and services increase in a new memo of the Defense Department says it will take on the burden of unexpected price increases in certain contracts Those include cost reimbursement agreements and fixed price incentive contracts other methods aren't as simple though firm fixed price contracts put more of a burden on businesses to carry increased costs However DoD says it's taking questions from companies in those situations about possible adjustments Scott Marcy federal news network It's 5 48 Traffic.
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"Germantown 57 and annandale and we're at 57° here in friendship heights And it's now 5 40 Well are you planning to visit ocean city between now and Sunday You can expect a lot of traffic and police It's for the annual cruise and ocean city car show Well over 3000 cars are expected to take part with many events happening at the inlet parking lot and the convention center parking lot Ocean city police are getting help from several other agencies to strictly enforce traffic laws the town of ocean city is designated a special event zone now through Sunday meaning lower speed limits and higher fines for traffic violations There are also enhanced penalties for exhibition driving such as skidding making extra loud engine noise and popping a car's wheels off the ground spectators can get in trouble too if they urge drivers to do burnouts Michelle bash WTO P news The air force has a water that's largest military construction contract ever We get details from federal and his debt works Scott marioni In 2018 a category 5 hurricane completely destroyed tyndall Air Force Base in Florida Now the air force is prepared to invest more than $600 million for facilities supporting F-35s on the base The contract is part of the $4.9 billion rebuild of the installation the funds will go towards hangars of maintenance complex and a trading facility The air force is calling tyndall the base of the future one which can withstand extreme weather and provide new attractions for airmen Scott mascioni federal news network New Mexico's governor is expecting significant damage from a record setting wildfire that's burning in the state Governor Michelle lujan Grisham says that she expects estimates of burned homes and other structures to be between a 1015 hundred The fire is charred more than 468 square miles over the last 42 days to earn the distinction of being the largest fire in the state's recorded history It's also the largest fire currently burning in the U.S. Federal investigators say they've discovered a sophisticated tunnel on the U.S. Mexico border just east of San Diego The tunnel is estimated to be the length of more than 5 football fields at 61 feet deep four feet in diameter it has reinforced Rawls a small rail system electricity and air conditioning 6 people have been arrested they are charged with conspiracy to distribute more than 1700 pounds of cocaine authorities also seized more than 160 pounds of methamphetamine and three and a half pounds of heroin CBS News correspondent Steve futterman Up ahead a 70 year old is her in a hit and run in Northern Virginia It's 5 43 I'm bob or founder.
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"Report from the American lung association shows this area is seeing some improvement but we still get a failing grade for particle pollution and ozone It's still something that we struggle with Kevin Stewart with the American lung association There are many days in the course of the three years we look at where ozone levels are high enough to cause asthma attacks to cause people to have problems breathing He says ozone and particle pollution can cause premature death Cardiovascular damage developmental and reproductive harm and particle pollution can also cause lung cancer The air force is thinking about how to move ahead with its chief architect office Federal news networks Scott marioni has more Earlier this week the air force's chief architect Preston Dunlap resigned after three years on the job Now the air force thinks it may need to expand the role he once held Air force secretary Frank Kendall said the service needs a position that can oversee all research and acquisition programs to ensure they integrate well The evolution of the architect's office could do that The air force is building complex weapon systems that share data and communicate facilitating the need for an overarching leader to oversee them Scott mascioni federal news network The film production company involved in last year's deadly shooting on the rust set has now been fined a $140,000 by the state of New Mexico That's the maximum fine possible for gun safety failures by rust movie productions regulators have also released a scathing report on those failures including gun safety complaints that were not addressed So far no comment from the production company or Alec Baldwin who fired the shot that killed 42 year old Helena Hutchins who was the film's cinematographer The nation's last stockpiles of a deadly chemical agent have been eliminated The VX nerve agent was contained in M 55 rockets stored at bluegrass army depot near Lexington Kentucky The last VX failed rocket was destroyed Tuesday Operators at the blue grass chemical agent destruction plant began disassembling about 18,000 of the rockets in July the plant's project manager says the nation's entire stockpile of VX nerve agent considered one of the deadliest in the world is now completely destroyed When New Mexico governor Michelle lujan Grisham and her fiance get married next month they'll do it at a unique Washington venue with someone you know performing the ceremony Vice president Kamala Harris will officiate the wedding at the small event at the naval observatory where the vice president lives the couple had postponed their earlier wedding date because of the COVID pandemic.
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"In the letter case the letters KKK were found scribbled on a desk at a Rockville middle school last week and now a Montgomery county leader is speaking out Racism antisemitism or harassment of any kind can not be tolerated in our school system And Gabe albertos president of Montgomery county council calls the anti semitic images found penciled on a desk at tilden middle school last Thursday and related issues heartbreaking No one especially children should be subjected to anything that makes them feel unsafe At last word police have not i-d-ed any suspects Matt small of a utopian news And we've reached out to Montgomery county police for more information The coast guard may soon have the first woman in uniform to lead a military branch federal news networks Scott marioni has more President Joe Biden taps admiral Linda fagan as the next command of the coast guard fagan currently serves as the vice commandant She spent the last 36 years in the coast guard serving on all 7 continents and on the services ice breaker the polar star If confirmed fagan will take over the leadership position in late May she'll succeed admiral Karl Schultz who's been the top coast guard officer since 2018 Scott mascioni federal news network Money news at 25 and 55 JetBlue Airways has offered to buy spirit airlines for about $3.6 billion that offer could break up a plan for spirit to merge with rival budget carrier frontier airlines Spirit says it's border evaluate the JetBlue bid and decide what's best for its shareholders JetBlue's offer is about 40% higher than what frontier offered to pay Times have been tough for car sales and no one's feeling it more than an online used car retailer carvana The company is posting some disappointing numbers Car sales remain slow for a carvana the market analysts are saying the car vending machine company may be growing too quickly Thus far carvana sales are down over 9 and a half percent and overall its stock value is struck nearly 48% year to date Carvana operates their popular car vending machines in Gaithersburg and Richmond That is WTO Steve dresner Up ahead on WTO the U.S. plans to ban all new investment in Russia as part of new sanctions against Russia It's 8 56 That's the sound of a crack in the ceiling found at a home inspection But with a real tour by your side a newfound leak might only cause minor worries With their expertise a realtor can suggest a credit at closing and even connect you to a contractor to help you shore up that leak and alleviate your worries When it comes to cracks in your plans the expertise of a real tour can make all the difference The difference between an agent and a realtor is real Realtors.
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"That requirement you may not proceed with your remarks And then judge Jackson the first African American woman nominee took the floor I am humbled and honored to be here She said she understands the importance of the hearings You're careful attention to my nomination demonstrates your dedication to the crucial role that the Senate plays in this constitutional process And I thank you Your CBS News correspondent Nicole Killian Democrats say she's been approved with bipartisan support before and they hope that will be the case again The hearings will continue tomorrow CBS News special report I'm Steve futterman Maryland is sending some lifesaving devices to Ukraine to help with those wounded during fighting in the country 50 ventilators are being donated to Ukraine by the Maryland Department of Health and announcing their donation Maryland governor Larry Hogan says the state is proud to make the donation to help save lives and aid Ukrainians in the fight against Russian aggression The ventilators have been given to the Dickerson based Paul Chester children's hope foundation to group that provides surgical care for people in developing countries The device they're expected to arrive in Ukraine later this week Mike Morello WTO news Three 53 the late congressman Don young who was the longest serving Republican in U.S. House history will lie in state at the capitol march 29th Young represented Alaska He died Friday night at the age of 88 He was first elected to the House in 1973 A formal ceremony opened to an invited guest will be held with the young family Afterward there will be a viewing for Congress members The candidates for D.C. mayor faced off over the weekend and they share their plans for dressing some of the district's top priorities The town hall gave candidates running for mayor chance to share their promises to bring change Incumbent mayor muriel Bowser pointed out her contributions to gun violence and housing So we've driven down her family homelessness by 73% Council member Robert white discussed his focus on voting rights violence and the need for change The same problems that were here 8 years ago are here now So what we have is not a money problem It is a leadership problem Council member treon white pointed out his plan to address gun violence I have a plan called focus improvements designed to put resources in areas hardest hit by crime in our community Candidates running for D.C. council and attorney general also took part in Sunday's town hall laying out their plans for the city's future Melissa Howell WTO news The Supreme Court says it will not review the case of a Seattle based Christian organization that was sued after not hiring a bisexual lawyer who applied for a job A lower court let the case go forward but the high court said today it would not intervene Justices Samuel Alito and clarence Thomas agreed with the decision not to hear the case at this stage but said the day may come soon when the court needs to confront the issue the case presents The Space Force is taking a new approach to military fitness federal news network Scott mascioni has more Physical fitness tests are a classic staple in the military however the Space Force says next year will do away with the exams Instead the service will rely on constant biometric monitoring of guardians to ensure they stay ready The Space Force says it will use a holistic and data driven approach those service members are physically and mentally fit Unlike the other services the Space Force is focused more on digital applications and troops most likely will not be in physical combat situations Scott marioni federal news.
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"New commissioner of the department of elections Governor Glenn youngkin appointed Susan beals to replace Chris piper but that move is drawing some early criticism from Democrats Beals is the former legislative assistant to Republican state senator Amanda chase whom critics say as a proponent of what former Trump former president Trump calls the big lie about the 2020 presidential election She is also worked on the campaign of Republican candidate Ed Gillespie who ran for governor in 2017 Democrats in the Virginia General Assembly are working on legislation that would give the state board of elections the authority to appoint the elections commissioner If that passes the board would consider whether to keep deals or hire someone new next session Well this is the time of year when the Army Corps of engineers switches its disinfectant in the Washington aqueduct And so depending on where you live you may notice a difference in your tap water What you may notice if you live in the district Arlington county or a northeastern fairfax county which I'll get their water from the Washington aqueduct is a slight chlorine smell or taste to your tap water Arlington officials offer these tips to resolve that during this temporary water pipe cleaning starting with just running the cold water tap for about two minutes before using You can also use a water filter or just let the water sit in a container for an hour or two to let the chlorine taste and smell dissipate Although the taste may change a bit we're told the water is essentially unchanged thanks to the purification process sandy cosell WTO news The Space Force is taking a new approach to military fitness physical fitness tests are a classic staple in the military however the Space Force says next year will do away with the exams Instead the service will rely on constant biometric monitoring of guardians to ensure they stay ready The Space Force says it will use a holistic and data driven approach so service members are physically and mentally fit unlike the other services the Space Force is focused more on digital applications and troops most likely will not be in physical combat situations Scott marioni federal news network Money news at 25.
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"6 23 and President Biden has added a stop in Poland to his upcoming trip to Europe for urgent talks with NATO and European allies Biden will travel first to Brussels and then on to Poland on Friday in Brussels Biden will meet with NATO allies G 7 leaders in European Union leaders to talk about humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and economic sanctions on Russia In Poland he'll talk about how the U.S. and its allies are responding to the crises in Ukraine The Space Force is taking a new approach to military fitness federal news network Scott Marion has more Physical fitness tests are a classic staple in the military however the Space Force says next year will do away with the exams Instead the service will rely on constant biometric monitoring of guardians to ensure they stay ready The Space Force says it will use a holistic and data driven approach so its service members are physically and mentally fit unlike the other services the Space Force is focused more on digital applications and troops most likely will not be in physical combat situations Scott marioni federal news network If it was long before Instagram or Facebook it's only 30 years since the first photo ever was posted on the World Wide Web and a local musician was in that picture Back in the early 1990s Lynn Verona was living in Europe and part of an all woman singing group the sonettes one night backstage they struck a pose and someone snapped a photo When that picture was uploaded on July 18th 1992 it became the first photo ever on the World Wide Web on the first ever band web page There were some scientific images on the Internet but at that point nobody was using photos on the web for art entertainment or general communication That's hadn't occurred until it did As for why sharing photos has become so ubiquitous It's worth a thousand words Money.
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"It's now 7 16 in the top stories we're following for you on WTO and knew this morning the United Nations says the number of people fleeing Ukraine has reached 2 million buses packed with people fleeing the Russian invasion began leaving one city in eastern Ukraine today as a new effort to evacuate civilians along safe corridors finally got underway previous attempts to lead the civilians being led to civilians being attacked by Russian forces Congressional negotiators have reportedly reached agreement on legislation that would ban Russia Russian oil imports to the U.S. and Russia's permanent normal trade relations status The White House has been reluctant to ban Russian oil imports as gas prices at the pump spike for Americans but has not ruled out the option Mass could soon be optional at Montgomery county public schools as the county school is the county board of education is expected to lift the mandate during its meeting today That move does have support from the schools the largest union Stay with WTO for more on these stories in just a minute The Defense Department says it will close its biggest fueling site in the Pacific We get that from federalist network Scott marioni Red hill storage facility in Hawaii has provided a strategic fueling station for the United States since World War II Now after multiple leaks spills and community sickened by jet fuel in the water supply The Pentagon says it's closing the site the Defense Department will provide a plan for deep fueling the facility by the end of May DoD says it will redistribute the fuel to other areas and work with industry partners on finding new storage locations Scott mascioni federal news network Up ahead on WTO D.C.'s mayor is making another push to boost police staffing levels I'm Shana stolin 7 18 Traffic.