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"I'm Sean Anderson top local story we're following for you. The issue of rising crime here in the nation's capital is front and center before the U.S. Senate. Senators from both parties plan to vote for a disapproval resolution that would scrap D.C.'s new criminal sentencing guidelines. Mitchell Miller is on Capitol Hill. Virginia democratic senator Tim kaine says the D.C. council may not have seen this coming when it approved the new criminal code, but he's not surprised, frankly, Republicans would try to take something up to paint Dems or force stems to decide if they're tough on crime or soft on crime. It was predictable. Kane, who supports D.C. statehood, says he'll still join Republicans in voting to block the bill. He notes that the mayor and the council are still working out differences over the lightning of penalties for various crimes, which have been sharply criticized by GOP lawmakers. President Biden has said he will not veto the bill, which is expected to pass easily with bipartisan support. On capital hill, Mitchell Miller WTO. Protesters speaking out against what they call congressional overreach took to the streets today in response to that, the protests started at union station or D.C. delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton spoke to the crowd. They will choose to govern D.C. without its consent. The nearly 700,000 D.C. residents of majority of whom were black and brown law worthy and capable of self government. Some of the protesters there were arrested capital police say they took more than a dozen people into custody, mostly for blocking traffic. For more than a decade, the federal government has been working to find a new home for the FBI's headquarters. It's down to Springfield, Virginia, and greenbelt, and landover in Maryland. Today, leaders in Maryland got one last chance to convince the GSA and the FBI why it should go to one of those last two sites. This
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"I'm Sean Anderson, our top local story is a stadium for the Washington commanders. Right now, it looks like the chance of one in Virginia is slipping away. All of the investigations and bad press around the commanders and owner Dan Snyder aren't helping. The lawmakers over the last year or so have raised a lot of concerns about Snyder's operation. Stephen farnsworth, a political science professor at the university of Mary Washington reacting after Virginia state senators struck down a proposal from governor Glen youngkin to spend $500,000 to study the potential relocation of the commanders for those hoping the team does move to Virginia. This is a move in the wrong direction. Last year, legislation failed that would have empowered a stadium authority to negotiate and enter into a development agreement for a new stadium, Nick eind Eliot news. The parents of two Virginia kids who watched a 6 year old classmate shoot their teacher last month planned to sue the school system, and they've asked Newport News to preserve potential evidence. One couple says their daughter is traumatized from the shooting, they also claim the school failed to prevent her from being bullied harassed and assaulted. The other family says their child was injured, but didn't elaborate. The teacher who was shot plans to sue, she and other teachers say the school leaders ignored repeated warnings about the boy who fired on her with his mom's 9 millimeter handgun. A school leaders in Arlington held a session on opioids and substances in the school system last night. They talked about how to administer Narcan and recognize the symptoms of an overdose. Jenny Sexton is a substance abuse counselor in the county. We know that a lot of these transactions are happening via social media. They're using emojis to actually make the transaction so that the parents don't necessarily know what type of transaction is happening. County is also reviewing where cameras are in schools and whether there should be more to avoid blind spots. Parents and students have called for more transparency and better resources after a Wakefield high school student suffered an apparent overdose and later died last week. It's two O 5. It is a beautiful and deadly stretch of Connecticut avenue that crosses The Rock creek gorge. And
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"And I'm Sean Anderson, Mike Jacques is our producer. Cop story we're following tonight the latest round of military assistance coming to Ukraine. The U.S. and Germany say today they will send advanced battle tanks to Ukraine. They will help keep breakthrough the combat stalemate in the war with Russia. Just last week, the U.S. was reluctant to send the sophisticated M1 tanks national security correspondent JJ green explains the turnaround. This appears to be what led to the change. We assessed that Ukraine will need a combination of armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles and tanks to be successful on the battlefield in the coming months and even years. Brigadier general pat Ryder, spokesman for The Pentagon. So the logic is Ukraine needs tanks now. Germany and Europe can provide those tanks. The U.S. tanks, which will take longer to get to them, will be provided for fighting in the future. And what we'll do is we'll use that time to help train Ukrainians as well as work with them on building the logistics maintenance and sustainment infrastructure that will be required. In other words, this war won't be over soon and those tanks will come in handy WTO national security correspondent JJ green. New tonight, we're learning more about what took place inside a Montgomery county high school more than a year ago when a student was shot in a bathroom. In a new addition to its after action report, the school system is revealing new information it's learned about the missteps that happened during the response to the shooting of a 15 year old at magruder high school. This includes uncertainty on the day of the shooting about who was in charge police for school officials and also some breaks and proper lockdown procedures such as teachers leaving classrooms and even a responding school system staffer entering the building during a lockdown. We also learned that in the classroom where the shooter Steven Olsen junior was before his arrest, that students were dismissed when a bell rang, even though they shouldn't have been. We also learned about the lifesaving actions of a school nurse that day that used to stop the bleed kit to help the student who was shot, and also there was no cell phone reception in that bathroom, so that lifesaving information from dispatchers was relayed by other staff members through walkie talkies. The school system says it's taken a number of actions to address the findings already, the shooter Steven alston junior is serving time for the crime, Mike Morello, WTO news. To the latest development in the case of the Newport News Virginia teacher recently shot by one of her 6 year old students, we are getting word that teacher is suing that school district saying the administration did not protect its people. This is outrageous. Richneck elementary school teacher Abigail's Warner's attorney, Diane toscano says the school administration was warned three times by staff on the day of the shooting that the 6 year old student could be armed. Given the opportunity to call the police over a report of a potentially armed student, the school administrator failed to act and protect the school. School superintendent George Parker the third has said at least one administrator was told the boy may have a weapon, but nothing was found in his backpack. Police say they were unaware staff expressed concerns that day. Toscano says the 25 year old teacher is healing from serious injuries after being shot through her hand and in her chest. Some local leaders are taking action to prevent something like that from happening again. One Republican delegate enrichment says she's working on legislation to address discipline in schools, giving teachers more support. Prince William county leaders are considering adding safety measures to protect kids and teachers. It's considering weapons screening technology for anyone entering a school. We've also been reporting in recent days on the introduction of two democratic backed bills in the House and Senate. They would require that gun owners lock up guns when kids are around. Breaking news tonight here on WTO is we have former president Trump's ban from Facebook and Instagram coming to an end. Parent company met us as the accounts will be restored in the coming weeks, but they will be subjected to stricter content moderation. The former president's accounts were suspended the day after the capitol riot January 6th, 2021, meta says there will be stricter penalties for the former president if he posts anything that violates standards that also says it might restrict certain content that doesn't necessarily violate standards, but does, for example, delegitimize elections. Preliminary autopsy findings for Tyree Nichols are being released. They're coming two weeks after the black man died following a confrontation with Memphis police. The findings suggest Nichols suffered extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating. The autopsy is being commissioned by lawyers for Nichols family, the full report has not been released. Stay with us here on WTO coming up after traffic and weather. The new House speaker sends some Democrats packing from the intelligence committee. It's purely political vengeance. I'm Mitchell Miller today on the hill. 6 36
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"Good afternoon, we are very happy that you're with us on this Wednesday, December the 21st, the winter solstice 45°. And it'll eventually be getting cold. I'm Hillary Howard. And I'm Sean Anderson, our top local story this hour is the cold and if you think it's cold now. Yes, just wait. The blast of Arctic air is heading toward our region, and it's coming just in time for the Christmas weekend. Storm team four is Emilia Draper on what you can expect starting with a flood warning tomorrow morning that will be in effect all day. We'll be tracking rain and a wintry mix in spots early tomorrow morning and then rain throughout the day, but the biggest focus will be on a sharp temperature drop Friday from 40s, early into the teens and 20s by the late afternoon and evening hours, with strong winds gusting up to 40 miles an hour, a flash freeze Friday during the late morning and midday hours would be worst case scenario something we are monitoring, but believe it is pretty unlikely, thankfully, across the region, and then Saturday and Sunday we'll have windchills in the single digits and teens, even some subzero windchills Friday night in two Saturday. Now, winter weather advisory takes effect at 4 a.m. tomorrow for Frederick county, Maryland, and for western loudoun and fakir counties in Virginia, you'll want to stay with your weather alert station double DOP throughout the holiday weekend for the latest conditions every ten minutes on the 8th. With that approaching icy cold it is time to talk about preventing the winter plague of burst pipes. Here's WTO's Valerie bunk. If the pipes in your home freeze and get backed up when it's cold, you could have a major issue on your hands. Sometimes it can be a very large leak, a half inch copper pipe, for example, can discharge ten or 12 gallons a minute. Art Shapiro acting director of the Howard county department
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"Wired by IBW local 26, where electrical contractors come to grow. Good evening. Good afternoon. I'm Hillary Howard. And I'm Sean Anderson. Thomas Robertson is our producer. Top story, the deadline for avoiding a government shutdown is just days away and it's looking like Congress will need to quickly approve a short term spending bill that will be TOP's Mitchell Miller's on Capitol Hill. House speaker Nancy Pelosi says her preference remains a long-term omnibus spending plan, but acknowledges time is running out and lawmakers may have to approve a short term plan. I don't like that, but it's much better than the poison that might befall us another kind of Bill. House Republicans prefer a short term plan since they'll take over the house in January and want to reduce spending on various programs. Democrats have held off on releasing their long-term plan in the hope that an agreement might still be reached. But Congress is likely to need to pass a weeklong continuing resolution by this Friday to avert a shutdown in the short term. On capital hill, Mitchell Miller, WTO P news. Four more members of far right oath keepers are on trial today on seditious conspiracy charges connected to the capitol riot. Prosecutors and federal court here in D.C. will try to convince jurors that the men plotted with the group's founder Stewart Rhodes to use force to stop the transfer of presidential power to Joe Biden. Two weeks ago, roads and another man, Kelly megs were convicted of seditious conspiracy, three others were acquitted. Roads and megs were the first people in decades found guilty in a trial on that charge. The man suspected of making the bomb the kill 270 people in the bombing of Pan Am flight one O three is expected to appear for a hearing today. Muhammad Mossad has been in custody in Libya before being extradited here to the U.S., the 1988 terrorist bombing of the London to New York flight over Lockerbie Scotland stunned the nation 190 Americans died in the attack. Victoria comics husband John was on that plane
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"Can. 5 O three on WTO P on this Wednesday, December 7th, 2022, some clouds around, we're sitting at 56 in D.C.. Good afternoon, I've Sean Anderson. And I'm Hillary Howard, our top local story comes from loudoun county, where reaction is pouring in this afternoon to the firing of superintendent Scott ziegler. This after a grand jury report criticized the school system's response to sex assaults last year, left and right leaning advocacy groups say they support the decision. Certainly we're pleased that they took action here. Better late than never, says Ian prior, the executive director of the group fight for schools. It's disappointing that it took this long. We feel that it's important step towards accountability in this case. Amanda bean is with the group loudon for all. A grand jury report says the school system failed students after a teenage boy who sexually assaulted another student was then moved to a different school where he committed a second assault. And they chose to ignore it. That is reckless indifference. Both groups say ziegler's removal should only be the start. And I think it was very clear from the grand jury report that there are major communications and policy failures that still need to be addressed. John dome in WTO news. Speed cameras are coming to fairfax county for the first time. It's part of a plan to get drivers to slow down near schools and work zones. The VFX county board of supervisors has approved a speed camera pilot program. It will allow police to place speed cameras in school
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"I'm Hillary Howard. And I'm Sean Anderson Thomas Robertson as our producer. Breaking news on WTO. D.C. mayor muriel Bowser is withdrawing her nomination of karima Holmes to lead the district's troubled 9-1-1 call center. This happens one day before the city council was set to vote on whether to confirm her. Holmes was under pressure because of problems over the years with the 9-1-1 call center with folks from EMS not getting to places in time because of botched calls and there had been cases where some people died as a result. In a statement Bowser says Holmes was the result of the right leader at the right time and that she'll continue to lead the office of the office of unified communications as interim director for the next two months. The district will now begin a nationwide search for a new director. We have more details coming up soon on WTO. 6 32. At the Supreme Court this morning, a case from a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for gay couples. Here's Steve Dorsey from CBS. Attorney Kristen Wagner says Colorado shouldn't be allowed to force the website designer to create content akin to messages at odds with her faith. Colorado declares her speech a public accommodation and insists that she create and speak messages that violate her conscience. Justice Sonia Sotomayor raised questions about the precedent it could set for broad discrimination. How about people
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"11 pro for business call 8 7 7 ask Dell. Good evening. It is 6 O three. Thanks for hanging out with us on this Friday. Yay, September 16th, 79°. Hello, I'm Hillary Howard. And I'm Sean Anderson. Our top local stories are guilty plea from a former high school counselor who had a sexual relationship with a student that lasted years. It happened in loudoun county where Neil Augustine has new details. In 2013 and Barrett was a counselor at freedom high school in south riding, the 16 year old boy was a student. She invited him to go to the playground with her and her child because he was hanging out with the wrong crowd at the time. She later invited him to dinner, they watched TV on the couch and that led to sexual activity. She's now pleaded guilty to taking indecent liberties with a child by a person in a custodial relationship, her lawyers has barons taken responsibility and is remorseful. She faces up to 5 years when she's sentenced in December. Neil can stain W TLP news. And apology this evening from the chair of the Montgomery county planning board. Case Anderson says he is sorry for keeping about two dozen liquor bottles at his office and sharing drinks with workers at the board's office in Wheaton. In a text message to WTO, Anderson says he shared a drink with colleagues from time to time at the end of the workday or after business hours. He says the liquor cabinet is now empty. Parks and planning has a zero tolerance policy regarding drugs and alcohol. Montgomery county council president Gabe Alberto's tells WTO, he can't comment because it's a personnel issue, but the council is taking appropriate action. 6 O 5 after his impressive run at the U.S. open tennis championships, the local star, Francis TFO, is being honored in the county where he grew up. I welcome you likewise on France's TR day in prince George's county. County executive Angela also Brooks doing the honors at the junior tennis champions club in college park where tiafoe learned the game. Continue to cheer him on. Hundreds
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"Over 130 years. Good evening, I'm Hillary Howard. I'm Sean Anderson. Mike Jakarta says our producer. The top story we're following for you the head of the CDC acknowledges her agency had some missteps in the COVID-19 response so now she says it's time for an internal shakeup. We made some pretty public mistakes and we need to own them. Doctor Rochelle Walensky tells CBS News, the CDC should have better explained its guidance and pushed out data faster. We need to incentivize a commitment to communication to communication at all levels, not just to our academic and scientific and public health partners, but to communicate to the American people. Reorganization will have two scientific divisions reporting directly to her. Promotions now based heavily on published work will be retooled to focus more on improving health impacts. Steven portnoy CBS News Washington. Knew this evening, it appears monkeypox has surfaced at the university of Maryland. The university's chief medical officer sent a letter to the campus community, informing them a staffer has a presumptive case of the virus. The staffer is said to be doing well after taking all the necessary medical steps to make sure students faculty and staff are safe, UMD did some serious cleaning. The prince George's county health department will tell anyone who's had contact with the staff member about what's happened. The personal attorney of former president Trump spends the better part of the day testifying before a special grand jury in Atlanta looking into possible interference in Georgia's 2020 elections. Rudy Giuliani didn't attempt to avoid the cameras when he arrived here at the Fulton county courthouse, but laughed out of the parking
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"I'm Hillary Howard. I'm Sean Anderson. And our top local story is breaking news this afternoon, a federal judge has rejected the terms of a plea deal for an Annapolis couple charged with selling navy submarine secrets, our story from double DTO peace dick giuliano, former navy nuclear engineer Jonathan tebby and his wife Diana have been forced to withdraw their guilty pleas because a federal judge found the proposed sentences were too lenient. Prosecutors asked for 12 to 17 years in prison for Jonathan and three years for Diana, the judge center trial date for January. Jonathan is accused of selling submarine secrets to someone he thought was a representative of a foreign government, but was an undercover FBI agent. His wife Diana is accused of acting as a lookout. Keeping kids safe at school was the topic of discussion in Northern Virginia today as the state's top prosecutor talked privately to some school leaders and local police. Here in faulkner county attorney general Jason miara is along with the school board and sheriff's office had a closed door round table on school safety and security. You're entrusting that school when you drop that child off to keep the most precious thing in the world safe. Full care county has at least one armed school security officer or a school resource officer at every school. Superintendent David Jack says they build good relationships with students. They're able to see a kid might be a little bit off that day and they're able to communicate with them and connect with them and perhaps help them. That is critically critically important. In fall care county, Neil odd can stay. Student and teacher safety is just one issue schools are dealing with. Another is the shortage of educators, which is impacting many districts, including Virginia's largest, but now fairfax county says it's close to 99% staffed up for the classroom in the fall. Classes do start on Monday, new superintendent Michelle Reed says she'll share more during two virtual information sessions this week. And if you want details on how to attend, head on over to WTO dot
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"Hey, I'm Hillary Howard. And I'm Sean Anderson top local story this hour. Former Washington commander's player to shazer Everett has pleaded guilty in the December 2021 crash that killed his girlfriend, Olivia Peters, our story from double DT ops Neil augustin. Here in loudoun county district, court to shays are ever pleaded guilty to reckless driving, which is a misdemeanor. He'd initially been charged with involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutors ended the defense as the judge to have Everett sentenced in March in several witnesses who testified on his behalf or just starting the football season, judge Deborah Welsh said everyone in her court is treated equally regardless of their profession and their witnesses are like everyone else who has to take off from work or be subpoenaed. In Leesburg Neil. Campaign 2022 on WTO, it is primary day in Maryland and candidates are sprinting to the finish line. Holds close in just a few hours at 8 o'clock tonight. WTO's Liz Anderson speaks with voters in prince George's county about the issues concerning them most. Jean says he's a Democrat. Now. I was a Republican, but you know there's nobody Republican wise who had voted for. He describes himself as pretty much a centrist, and omata ajani's chief concerns. Education? Transportation and police to make sure the community is safe. Safe community. Ajani is also concerned about spending power at the pump. So I hope the economy is going to come down, they're going to help us with these guys, crazy gas prices, and beltsville is Anderson WTO news. It is unlikely we will know the winners in some close races tonight in Maryland. That's because potentially hundreds of thousands of mail in ballots won't be counted until Thursday. This voter in Montgomery county says he's okay with that. Yes, it's 2022, and we all wonder why we can't have immediate information because that's what we're accustomed to. But at the same time, we want clean and accurate results. Well, we will be following all the results whenever they come in. And Michelle bash getting ready, along with a bunch of reporters here at WTO P on the WTO election desk so you want to keep it here on WTO and WTO dot com. In other news, former Virginia governor Doug wilder is suing the president of the university where he works. The suit involves a personnel matter at Virginia Commonwealth university. Wilder works at VCU as a distinguished professor in the L Douglas wilder school of government and public affairs named for him. Now he's suing the university's president and others because they didn't fire a now former university employee wilder feels threatened him. The Richmond times dispatch reports those alleged threats came in the form of text messages critical of wilder's ties to Republican governor Glenn youngkin, youngkin was elected pledging to eliminate critical race theory from public schools, wilder suits as VCU leadership not firing the author of the text, essentially paints him as a racist sympathizer, Christy king WTO P news. Still no comment from VCU. Should rock creek park's beach drive belong to outdoor enthusiasts? Acacia James highlights the continuing debate. At a public hearing the
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"The heat is on the democratic side. The Baltimore sun is unpacked the latest reports covering early June to early July, political rookie westmore is outraising an outspending all his opponents raising just short of $600,000 and spending almost 2 million. One time labor secretary Tom Perez took in about 450,000 for the month, spent nearly a million, and the Republican race ex cabinet official Kelly Schultz is outraising an outspending delegate Dan Cox by a large margin in all the top contenders in both parties that have spent more than $5 million on media ads in the past month. Sean Anderson. Happening today, a judge is going to hear arguments as the loudoun county school board attempts to shut down a special grand jury, investigated investigation that was launched by the state's attorney general. That grand jury is looking into how the school system handled two sexual assaults by the same high school student last year. Now today is scheduled to be the first public hearing of the grand jury, the judge will determine whether that hearing will be open or closed to the public. A retired three star army general has been suspended from his duties as an adviser to active duty officers. The suspension follows reports that his social media account carried a comment critical of First Lady Jill Biden. USA Today reported that a Twitter account with retired lieutenant general Gary valesky his name posted a reply to a statement made by the First Lady following the Supreme Court overturning roe V wade. Jill Biden's statement said for nearly 50 years, women have had the right to make our own decisions about our bodies. Today, that right was stolen from us. A tweet by the account with velez key's name responded glad to see you finally know what a woman is. That tweet was later deleted. Up ahead on WTO will bring you the latest as a Russian rocket has torn
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"I'm Sean Anderson And I'm Hillary Howard Mike Jacques is our producer and our top story is President Biden talking about Vladimir Putin CBS News special report President Biden just unveiled his 2023 budget and while taking questions after was asked about the unscripted comments he made about Russian president Putin staying in power Mister Biden says he will not walk back his remarks and is not issuing a policy change Yeah I guess it was especially my outrage He shouldn't remain in power Just like you know bad people shouldn't continue to do bad things But it doesn't mean we're having fundamental policy to do anything to take Putin down in any way That to the $5.8 trillion budget which calls for a tax on billionaires 20% minimum tax that applies only to the top 100th of 1% 100th of 1% of the Americans will pay this tax The billionaire minimum tax is fair and it raises $360 billion that can be used in lower cost for families and cut the deficit It also includes more funding for police and the military CBS News special report I'm Stacy Lynn Go back to Ukraine Ukraine's president says his country is prepared to declare neutrality to secure peace with Russia President volodymyr zelensky says Ukraine will also consider compromise on contested areas of Ukraine but he stressed Ukraine's priority is preventing Russia from carving up the country And that's something Ukraine and western observers say might be Moscow's goal here Zelensky's remarks could create some momentum ahead of talks set to resume tomorrow though he still insists only a face to face meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin could end the war As Ukraine continues what is now a desperate battle against Russia WTO national security correspondent JJ green spoke with The Pentagon about its commitment to Ukraine JJ Yes that right That's right The deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen hicks said during a conversation about The Pentagon's new $773 billion budget she told us it's really important to emphasize that Russia is alone responsible for this premeditated unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine And she said it's united the world and it's isolated itself further And she says the U.S. is committed to continuing to help Ukraine We have made numerous deliveries of equipment in support of Ukraine and the first deliveries on the $800 million package that President Biden announced on March 16th Those have already occurred and they're going to continue in coming days and weeks She said The Pentagon's ongoing assistance has delivered hundreds of thousands of javelins surface to air missiles and helicopters is radar system And they're working to help Ukraine get the other long-range systems that they need to deal with the Russians reporting live JJ green WTO news JJ there are reports the leader of Chechnya has traveled to Mario pole in what's got to be a brazen and risky move here What is the purpose of that Russian state media says ramzan kadyrov is in Mario poll to raise the fighting spirit of their fighters That's a quote and as well to bring them some extra equipment As you know Russia's military strategy in Ukraine has been nothing short of embarrassing and 7 top generals have been killed Kadyrov who was also a general just got promoted to a three star has been brought in according to Russian state media to correct and finalize the strategy for further actions in a couple of days in mariupol but already a top Chechen general has been killed because Ukraine's forces have been very good at tracking down and targeting Russia's military leaders Thanks so much JJ Yep you're welcome WTO's JJ green Meantime Ukraine is still pressing NATO for military jets to fight off the Russians It is a hot topic on Capitol Hill and that's where we find WTO's Mitchell Miller We're seeing the Ukrainians respond in extraordinary ways Virginia senator Mark Warner says he's also encouraged by NATO sending Ukraine S 300 long-range missiles There are now being transferred from Slovakia This will be able to ground air efforts that I think can take out Russian planes at high altitudes but Ukrainian president zelensky still says anti aircraft military equipment isn't enough And he wants fighter jets that could be provided by Poland Some in Congress want the jets sent as well but for now NATO is only bolstering air support beyond Ukraine's borders in Eastern Europe On Capitol Hill Mitchell Miller WTO Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich who owns the famed soccer club Chelsea has reportedly been poisoned Is confirmed reports that Abramovich along with Ukraine peace negotiators had symptoms of poisoning following a meeting in Kyiv early this month he's been traveling between Moscow and Ukraine as part of a negotiating team trying to broker a peace agreement hardliners in Moscow are being blamed no comment from the Kremlin Three 36 Are you.
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"Best Three O three on this Thursday December 2nd 2021 we've got nice sunshine and 63 in D.C. Good afternoon I'm Sean Anderson I'm Hillary Howard our top local story is big news from prince George's county where the health department says 70 kids between 5 and 11 got expired doses of Pfizer's COVID vaccine This happened at the county sports and learning complex Friday County health officials blame it on a storage error and say there is no risk to children who got the expired shots but they are advising parents to re vaccinate their kids to ensure maximum protection Three O four the head of a local school system is leaving his job and it's not by choice The school board has decided not to keep him on Doctor George art lotto who served as the Ana rumble county school superintendent for 8 years will leave at the end of June in a letter to school staff and the community Our lotto said quote I would have preferred to remain but that the board of education opted not to renew his contract County executive Stewart Pittman said our lotto served the county with distinction and a rental county joins a number of school districts in the search for a new school's chief while armada wanted to stay on superintendence in Montgomery Carol Calvert Talbot and wacom counties announced they'd be stepping down from their jobs for a variety of reasons Kate Ryan W TOP knew Now the president of the Ana uncle county board of education Melissa Ellis has issued a statement saying the board in her words decided it's time for a new leader to bring different experiences and vision to the school system Ellis says the board was grateful for our lotto's leadership and that it looks forward to working with him for the rest of the school year Prince George's county residents who've had trouble paying the rent during the pandemic now face an important deadline The emergency rental assistance program in prince George's cannon will soon stop accepting new applications the deadline for following a new one is December 15th That's when the application portal will close but the program will continue to review and process applications already in the system The county says closing the portal will ensure that the carbon of housing and community development has the funding needed to pay on applications received and approved between now and December 15th Near log can stay double TLP news.
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"22nd we're already down to 45° Hello everybody I'm Hilary Howard And I'm Sean Anderson our top local story this hour involves a major development in the trial of white supremacists in Charlottesville Jurors have just ended their second day of deliberations in that civil trial And earlier those jurors who are discussing the civil case against unite the right rally is an organizers told the judge they may not be able to reach a unanimous verdict Megan clarity has been listening in the courtroom and she explains what's going on here In a question read aloud by judge Norman moon the jury asked if they're unable to come to a unanimous decision on the first three claims of the lawsuit if they still need to decide the other three claims It indicated to judge moon that there may be trouble reaching a verdict in the civil case against four individuals and ten white supremacist and national organizations The victims who filed suits say they suffered physical and emotional injuries when they unite the right rally turned violent in August 2017 and they claim the organizers planned for that to ignite a race and religious war The jury is in its second day of deliberations Megan clarity WTO P news It's been 11 months since white fairy last operated Now Montgomery county's executive is saying it is time to get those backed boat back in the water Neither the ferry owner nor the landowner on the Virginia side of the Potomac is budget Too bad you don't have some kind of arbitration where both parties can agree to let the arbitrator hear both sides cases and let a rational person decide what's a fair price Montgomery county executive Mark elric says if nothing happens everyone loses So this is not a solution where anybody walks out winning if everybody gets filmed Doesn't increase the value of the pharma over there.
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"Afternoon. I'm Sean Anderson. I'm Hillary Howard. Mike Tracheitis is our producer coming up. The Secretary of State defends the US pullout from Afghanistan. If you have an iPhone, you need to update its security. Now we'll tell you why. Some info for parents with college bound kids I'm Sheena stolen on Wall Street. The Dow picked up 262 points. The NASDAQ Was down 10, the S and P up. 10 Washington football team quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick placed on injured reserve w T O P at 4 31. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken is facing questions for the first time publicly from Congress members following the bloody US exit from Afghanistan. Testifying remotely. Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the US exit from Afghanistan. There's no evidence that staying longer Would have made the Afghan security forces. Or the Afghan government any more resilient or self sustaining. Blinken says he expanded resources dedicated to processing visas for Afghan allies and called the evacuation of U. S personnel there in extraordinary effort, But the committee's top Republican Texas congressman Michael McCaul, says otherwise, this was an unmitigated disaster. Of epic proportions. Steve Dorsey. CBS NEWS Washington Work resumes this week on Capitol Hill on President Biden's giant budget reconciliation bill, But a key Democratic senators once again throwing cold water on the planet West Virginia's Joe Manchin says he cannot support the $3.5 trillion price tag, saying it'll instead need to be one or 1.5 trillion. On the other end. Independent Bernie Sanders, who's helping write the bill says it should be far bigger and 3.5 trillion isn't acceptable. Medium mansions. Opposition is notable since Democrats have no votes to spare in an evenly split Senate. That's Associated Press correspondent Soccer McGonagle Anytime House Democrats are putting together the plan. They're they're under looking to increase taxes on the largest corporations and wealthiest Americans in their effort to pay for it. House Democrats are proposing the court Separate tax rate be increased at 26.5%. For corporations making more than $5 million. The wealthiest Americans would also see their income tax rate go up to 39.6%. But the smallest businesses would see their tax rate actually dropped to 18%. And that's CBS correspondent Sarah You'll Wise Up ahead on w T. O P President Biden out West to campaign for California's governor before that recall vote for 33 for the ones going above and beyond,.
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"Hello, everybody. I'm Hilary Howard. I'm Sean Anderson. We continue to follow breaking weather news on Double D T. O P s. We are into our third hour of storms in this region, the most powerful system to the east of the Beltway. Let's go to storm team forced Matt Ritter with the very latest. What you got mad and Sean. It has been a very, very busy a three hours, but at least everything is moving according to schedule, and the worst of the weather we had for most of the afternoon is now as much smaller. It's moving over the bay onto the Eastern shore. So some Eastern shore listeners near the Bay Bridge in parts of Talbert, Talbot County, you're gonna get some of this rough weather. The second batch that kind of Ford, about now ago in parts of central Virginia is now moving over the atomic into southern Maryland. So southern Charles County, most of ST Mary's County and Southern Calvert County era areas that have not gotten the severe weather so far. Today you now have the latest severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 6 45 60 mile per hour wind gusts and some torrential downpours as well. Some hail that's all moving to the east it around 30 MPH, and it is stretching over the title Potomac onto parts of The northern neck. As for the rest of us, things are rapidly improving. The big cool down from these storms has stabilized the atmosphere, producing the additional thunderstorm threat for the evening. Ah, lot of the area has been dropped from the severe thunderstorm Watch early. That is now still just in effect east of D. C until eight P.m. tomorrow We'll have some were showers in a couple thunderstorms and then Much more Typical weather for May is on the way for the rest of the work week. All those details coming up just a little later on. Already. Thank you so much matted 604. Of course, this weather caused some power outages. Dominion has more than 3000 homes and businesses out in Fairfax County more than 200 customers without power in Prince William. There is some lingering damage in Prince George's County,.
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FDA advisers recommend J&J vaccine for emergency authorization
"Amid this new warning from President Biden. There's been another significant step forward for the nation's covert effort. An FDA advisory committee endorsing Johnson and Johnson's covert shot and, according to multiple reports of CDC expects the FDA to grant emergency use authorization tomorrow. CNN Health editor Maggie Fox joining our own Sean Anderson and Hilary Howard earlier to talk about This endorsement was made said that it was a pretty easy decision for them. They said that the data clearly showed that this vaccine is not only effective in preventing severe Corona virus infections, but that it's also a very safe vaccine. So this committee, these advisers to the FDA voted unanimously to recommend that the FDA gives emergency use authorization to the vaccine. Well, the acting commissioner of the FDA, Dr Janet Woodcock, has issued a statement saying that she plans to do that very quickly. Assuming this all happens as it's supposed to what's the timetable here for getting doses made and then distributing them without this is going to be fast doses are already made. As you previously reported there, there's four million doses ready to go. What happens now is what will get an authorization from the FDA. And they say they'll do that so we can expect that probably tomorrow. So Andy slave it who's chief advisor to the White House on these matters, says he expects the FDA to do that tomorrow Saturday. Then it's up to the CDC to decide what people should actually get This authorized vaccine. So the CDC s advisers see Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will be meeting on Sunday, and they'll vote whether Americans should get the vaccine. They may also have some advice about who should get this particular vaccine. CDC director will then say OK, go and the U. S. Is ready to roll with ease, The White House says immediately, which means probably Monday. Maggie quickly before we go. Can we get enough vaccine quickly enough to blunt the rising variants? That is the race? That's what everybody's worried about These variants. Some of them appear to be more contagious and really the best way to get out in front of that is to get as many people vaccinated as fast as possible. Johnson. Vaccines boost that a little bit, but they don't have a whole lot of vaccines ready to go until the end of
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Congress faces government shutdown deadline
"To to a a compromise compromise on on a a covert covert relief relief measure? measure? Their Their major major developments developments tonight? tonight? W W T. T. O O P P S S Mitchell Mitchell Miller Miller joining joining our our own own Sean Sean Anderson Anderson and and Brennan Brennan Hazleton Hazleton from from Capitol Hill earlier with the latest well. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had their first talk since the election today, speaking about the Need a stimulus proposals and a government spending bill and McConnell came away, saying they had a good conversation. Now that may sound like Washington speak, but this is significant. McConnell is saying that a compromise is within reach. After Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer got behind a $900 billion bipartisan proposal that also seems to be picking up support from key Senate Republicans who will be critical to getting anything past keep in mind. A lot of issues must still be resolved and their big ones, including whether state and local governments will get money. Supported by Democrats and liability protections related to the current virus, which are supported by Republicans, but some very big steps forward Today, Mitchell also tonight President Trump weighed in on these talks, right. And since the election, the president hasn't had a lot to say about the stimulus discussions in Congress. But today at the White House, he was asked about the progress on Capitol Hill. And whether he'd supported me new deal. I wanted to happen, and I believe that they're getting very close to a deal. Yeah, I will. I will. Absolutely. That's especially important because Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will not bring anything to the floor that does not have a chance of passing and getting the president's signature. He does not like surprises, but there will likely be some surprises a few more twists and turns in the coming days. Lawmakers try to finally approve new help for millions of Americans. How does all this affect the effort to avoid next week's deadline related to a possible government shutdown? Well, these are all obviously positive signs toward avoiding a shutdown with a spending deadline a week from tomorrow next Friday, But it could still get complicated as we always know. It's still not clear if the covert relief will be rolled into the overall omnibus spending bill that keeps the government running or if it will be a separate measure. The good news is there has been progress on the Overall spending bill, But if they cannot so everything up by next Friday, they may have to fall back on. Yes, the good old continuing resolution or short term budget measure something lawmakers do not want to have to do since that could lead to yet another deadline early next year facing the new Congress and President elect Joe Biden, stubby GOP Capitol