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"Closure. It is three O four. A bill in the Virginia General Assembly requires proof of age to access pornographic websites. It's heading to governor youngkin's desk for his signature. Virginia lawmakers passed to measure that would require porn sites to escalate age verification procedures for access to anyone over 18, critics say creates privacy issues and would not be effective under the bill websites have to implement advanced verification methods, such as copies of government issued IDs, biometric scans, or age verification software The bill applies to website that have content of at least 33.3% of pornographic material. Louisiana enacted a similar law January 1st, where I'll Fox WTO P news. In Annapolis, legislation that would allow older adults to see if they were sexually assaulted as children has cleared a key hurdle. Dan ronin with more. A key panel of mirror in the lawmakers has advanced to measure that would end the state statute of limitations for when civil lawsuits can be filed relating to child sexual abuse cases. The Senate's judicial proceedings committee voted ten to one in favor of the bill to send it to the state Senate. The vote is significant because the measure passed the state's House of delegates in recent years only to stall in the state Senate. Currently, people in Maryland who say they were sexually abused as children can't sue after reaching age 38. The governor westmore and attorney general Anthony Brown say they support the measure. Dan Ron on WTO P news. She is a day care owner sentenced for shooting her husband after she says he sexually abused children in her care. Now she's telling her side of the story. Shunty weems is serving a four year sentence for shooting her husband after she says he molested children in her care. She sat down with WSA 9 and shared the moment a mother of one of the kids told her about the abuse. A sort of paint
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"So the crews would remove the debris and conduct inspections. In Georgetown, dick giuliano WTO P news. A bill in the Virginia General Assembly requires proof of age to access pornographic websites. It's heading to governor youngkin's desk for his signature. Virginia lawmakers passed to measure that would require porn sites to escalate age verification procedures for access to anyone over 18, critics say it creates privacy issues and would not be effective under the bill websites have to implement advanced verification methods, such as copies of government issued IDs, biometric scans, or age verification software. The bill applies to website that have content of at least 33.3% of pornographic material. Louisiana enacted a similar law January 1st, Ralph Fox WTO news. It's one O 6 in Annapolis legislation that would allow older adults to sue if they were sexually assaulted as children has cleared a key hurdle. WTO's Dan ronin with more. A key panel of mirror in the lawmakers has advanced to measure that would end the state statute of limitations for when civil lawsuits can be filed relating to child sexual abuse cases. The Senate's judicial proceedings committee voted ten to one in favor of the bill to send it to the state Senate. The vote is significant because the measure passed the state's House of delegates in recent years only to stall in the state Senate. Currently, people in Maryland who say they were sexually abused as children can't sue after reaching age 38. The governor Wes Moore and attorney general Anthony Brown say they support the measure. Dan Ron and WTO P news. She is the day care owner sentenced for shooting her husband after she says he sexually abused children in her care, she's telling her side of the story. Shunty weems is serving a four year sentence for shooting her husband after she says he molested children in her care. She sat down with WSA 9 and shared the moment a mother of one of the kids told her about the abuse. A sort of paint and
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"His street, and armed with a registered handgun, he fired at the car they ran to before shooting Blake, who was running toward him. Lewis worked as a mentor supporting teens through D.C.'s department of Parks and Recreation. He's in court again next week. Meghan cloher, WTO P news. If you live in Virginia, while some of you will no longer have to attend a court hearing to wipe out charges from criminal records, that's what fairfax county Commonwealth attorney Steve descano has announced today. Previously, people who wanted their records clean had to go to court for a one minute hearing that cost time away from jobs. Now says they'll only have to come in for a hearing if a judge or Commonwealth's attorney rejects the petition. The move is part of a new process developed by the county court in clerk's office, and only applies to charges that were dropped or dismissed. Back in 2021, the Virginia General Assembly loosened strict limits on expungements and changes to criminal records. They'll fully go into effect in 2025. It is March 1st and that means cherry blossom season is underway and we now have the official prediction for when D.C.'s famous blossoms will be in peak bloom. That's when 70% of the blossoms along the tidal basin have flowered. It's been a warmer winter, and that's led to an earlier projected peak bloom. The National Park Service predicts it'll be from March 22nd through the 25th, roughly two weeks earlier than normal. Mayor Mariel Bowser says whenever it happens, it's always good for the city. We know that people are going to come for the blossoms. They're going to stay for museums, restaurants, shopping, nightlife. Jeff reinbold superintendent of the national mall and memorial parks. During the pandemic, we didn't
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"WTO P news. Legislation with ties to a local school system has cleared the Virginia General Assembly, state lawmakers have passed a bill that changes how schools are alerted after a school employee is arrested for certain crimes that Bill was triggered by a situation in fairfax county where a man convicted of child sex crimes was still working as a school counselor at county public schools. The measure also requires schools to provide up to date contact information for all employees, to school safety officers for an annual safety audit that Bill heads next to governor youngkin's desk. Washington commander's owner Daniel Snyder is once again reportedly crosshairs with his fellow NFL owners, according to a Washington Post report, Snyder wants the other owners and the league to shield him against future legal liability and costs. If he ends up selling his team, his demands will reportedly include a threat to sue if those conditions aren't met. According to two people familiar with this issue, Snyder's demands have angered some of the owners and renewed discussion about voting to remove him from ownership of the team if he doesn't sell the franchise. The teams released a statement, denying the post story. Pointing to what he calls a staggering racial wealth gap in D.C., council member Kenyan mcduffie is reintroducing a bill to research and propose how the city could pay reparations to descendants of enslaved people. In his bill at large council member Kenya mcduffie writes, quote, we do not live in a post racial society and racial equality has not been achieved. He says it's necessary for government sanctioned action to atone for its role in slavery, segregation and racism that denied wealth building opportunities for black families, noting a typical white household in D.C. has a net worth 81 times greater than a typical black household. First proposed in 2020, the reparations foundation fund and task force establishment act of 2023, aims to create a 9 member task force to determine how the city would pay reparations and to also establish a slavery era database of records of enslaved people at the time. The number of pedestrians killed on U.S. streets that went up yet again in the first half of last year, the numbers come from the governor's highway safety association, it's a group of state safety offices. It estimate that the number of pedestrians who died in early 2022 was 5% higher than the same period the year before, and they found that at least 3300 people were killed. The organization says that causes remain dangerous driving larger and heavier vehicles and inadequate infrastructure, Virginia, Oregon, Illinois and Pennsylvania. Had some of the highest increases in pedestrian deaths. Stubbornly high gas prices that have been crimping household budgets for months are starting to tumble in some states such as Texas, prices have fallen below three bucks a gallon. Gas buddy says the national gas price average hit three 33 a gallon yesterday, down more than four cents from a week ago. Coming up after traffic and weather. Black history month wraps with the PBS concert black Broadway film that Howard University. I'm Jason fraley. 6 35. Hi, this is Dave Preston. Everything's changing so fast these days, and that's a great thing. Back in my day, we were lucky if we could get one video to load on our desktop computer. But now there's
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"For being with us. With the national cherry blossom festival set to open march 20th. The district has sent a colorful bus rolling up north to attract more visitors this spring. The cherry blossom boss in its team of promoters spent Sunday in snowy Boston before the stop in New York City. The bus is fantastic. It is a pink bus and on the back of the bus is one of my favorite details, which says follow us to spring. Deputy mayor for planning an economic development John Fauci always on the boss with D.C. tourist officials and representatives of the national cherry blossom festival, telling New Yorkers today about D.C.'s free museums and other things to see. And then on Tuesday morning, we'll head to Philadelphia before going to Baltimore that evening. On Wednesday, the bus will be in Washington where there'll be an announcement about the predicted bloom dates for the city's historic cherry trees. Particularly on WTO P news. Food advocates are warning of a looming hunger cliff, starting this week, the government is slashing pandemic error federal funding for millions across America. CBS astrid Martinez has more on the importance of this funding. Households will lose at least $95 a month, but some could see a cut of 250 or more. The snap deductions come as inflation has increased food prices overall about 10% from just a year ago. Snap benefits will be reduced in D.C., Maryland and Virginia on March 1st. The Virginia General Assembly passed a bill Saturday to reform the Department of Corrections, use of solitary confinement. The bill is a modest first step to limit the excessive use of solitary confinement in Virginia's prisons. The bill requires that the Department of Corrections provide people who are incarcerated with four hours a day out of the cell. A medical and mental health evaluation within one working day of being placed in solitary confinement, and a defined policy for transitioning out of isolation, the bill now goes to the governor. Traffic
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"At least $350 million. Is it law? Not yet, but I sure hope it passes. Great. Now pass me the comics. Legislation being considered by the Virginia General Assembly strengthens regulatory oversight and saves customers at least $350 million. That means a savings of about 6 to $7 a month for the average residential user. According to the state corporation commission, the agency that regulates utilities in Virginia. It's common sense rate relief that helps us continue doing what we do best, meeting the needs of our customers to take action visit Dominion Energy dot com forward slash rate relief, paid for by Dominion Energy. This is WTO news. Three 22 head owners are being reminded to never put their pets through an x-ray machine when going through airports. Any time people travel, it's a little bit nerve wracking. That could be one reason why so many airline passengers with smaller pets and carrying cases are forgetting to take their pet out of the case when they slide the case through a security checkpoint x-ray machine. Not only is it scary for the animals, but it's not very healthy. Eric chin with a transportation security administration reminds pet owners to always take their dog or cat out of the case, then put the case through the x-ray machine. They can then carry or walk their pet through a metal detector. At dulles international airport, Nick high Nellie, WTO P news. On the subject of pets, Maryland's governor is making good on his promise to his children, they are getting a puppy. Governor Wes Moore and his family will be taking home a 5 month old rescue puppy named Tucker from the Maryland SPCA tonight. Now, Moore told WTO back in December that he promised his kids Mia and James that win lose or draw after the election they would get a puppy. Now part of the deal though is they have to do most of the care of the dog. The dog's middle name is balti, that's of course a nod to westmore's Baltimore roots. I love that, but taking a dog out on a cold and rainy morning. That's a tough one. Three 24, get ready to pop some popcorn at home or grab some candies at the theater. WTO film critic Jason Frehley offers a roundup of this weekend's theatrical and streaming options. Cocaine bear combines the revenant
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"The record is 78° at Reagan national and a BWI Marshall airport today. They were sent in 1874, the record of Delos, 77°, set in 2017. Is there a better time of day for parents and teenagers to talk? It seems some teens wait until late at night to open up. And parents should welcome that opportunity. Psychologist Lisa demore says the teen who has little to say when parents ask how school may suddenly be chatty late at night when the parent is ready to go to bed. I think in these moments, it allows teens to thread that needle of wanting to both open up but also wanting to be independent. Doctor d'amore writes in The Washington Post that teens tend to open up when they're able to set the stage for dialog. Teens can be quite private, they are also organized around autonomy. They want to do things on their own terms. And parents should welcome the opportunity to communicate with their teen, who benefit emotionally from the strengthened relationship. Particularly on WTO news. Stick around after a check of traffic and weather. As prince George's county leans into composting, how do you use that new green bin? I'm Meghan cloherty. Ten 36. Okay, let's see what's news today. The morning paper blues, huh? Bad, bad, worse. Wait. Uh oh. No. Good news. The General Assembly enrichment is working on a law to help Dominion Energy customers. If it passes, it's going to lower the cost of electricity. Uh, let me see. Right here. Wow, you're right. It saves Dominion Energy customers at least $350 million. Is it law? Not yet, but I sure hope it passes. Great. Now pass me the comics. Legislation being considered by the Virginia General Assembly strengthens regulatory oversight and saves customers at least $350 million. That means a savings of about 6 to $7 a month for the average residential user. According to the state corporation commission, the agency that regulates utilities in Virginia. It's common sense rate relief that helps
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"The opioid epidemic could soon be easier to get. That's because a panel of expert advisers to the FDA has recommended making the overdose reversing drug naloxone available over the counter. It's most commonly used with the pre filled nasal device called Narcan. Well, that's the brand name it's sold under. Axios healthcare reporter Sabrina Moreno says it's not clear if the drug will be affordable. So that is the ultimate question for sure. The cost of the drug hasn't been publicly disclosed. And so that's a bit of a challenge, but some outside estimates have ranged from $32 to almost a 180. Which that can be pretty prohibitive for people who might be needing it the most. Again, that's axios, healthcare reporter, Sabrina Moreno. I'm Peter M serlian. Here are your top headlines from federal news network. The FAA says it's created new safeguards to prevent a repeat of the IT failure that ground the nationwide air traffic network to a halt last month, but needs more time before the aging system is completely replaced, about 80% of FAA's customers have moved to a new system, but it won't be fully phased in until 2025. And the postal service is cracking down on what it calls a surge in counterfeit postage. USPS is proposing a rule that would allow items shipped with counterfeit postage to be considered abandoned, allowing the agency to open and dispose of them. For more on these stories, go to federal news network dot com. Improving conditions in nursing homes is the focus of a bill just passed by the Virginia General Assembly. It sets staffing requirements for certified nursing homes and imposes sanctions on facilities that don't comply. The Richmond times dispatch reports Virginia is one of just 15 states without minimum staffing standards. The law would take effect in July of 2025, pending the governor's
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"Decks, pavers, and fences go to long fence dot com today and schedule your free and home estimate. It's 6 11, activists protested the clearing of homeless people from D.C.'s McPherson square by the National Park Service yesterday, but mayor muriel Bowser says it was needed. We don't believe that it is safe for people to live on the street and we especially don't think it's safe for people to live in a growing and even an increasingly dangerous encampment. And people who care about housing and getting people housed in my view shouldn't want that either. At last check, McPherson square remained closed to the public. The historic building in D.C. is hidden beneath scaffolding wrap, but a behind the scenes look reveals the progress of renovations at the national museum of women in the arts. The classical revival style building graces the corner of New York avenue in 13th street northwest. Inside. You can see all of the original architectural elements. Architect santra Vicki led a hard hat tour to see construction underway, including in the museum's great hall. The goal here is to preserve an update this iconic space and make it work better for the museum moving forward. The 67 and a half $1 million worth of renovations are securing the 1908 building for the future and creating more space to display historic and contemporary art by women. The museum scheduled to reopen in October. Ridiculo WTO news. If you or someone you know is a member of the military, we want you to know about a growing scam, criminals are targeting service members, bank accounts. The Pentagon agency that handles pay for troops, says impostors have been calling service members, pretending to be from the agency and telling them they were underpaid. They asked for the service member's name rank and information about their payroll account, they then demand that the service member immediately wire the incorrect deposit to them so they can be sent the correct one. The caller says this is the only way the correct amount can be paid, but of course they're lying. The payroll agency will never demand payments by wire, and if there's a problem with your account, you'll get an email not a call, and that email won't contain live links. Christopher Cruise CBS News Washington. Still ahead, what exactly makes a song happy? It's 6 13. Okay, let's see what's news today. The morning paper blues, huh? Oh, bad, bad, worse. Wait. Uh oh. No, good news. The General Assembly enrichment is working on a law to help Dominion Energy customers. If it passes, it's going to lower the cost of electricity. Let me see. Right here. Wow, you're right. It saves Dominion Energy customers at least $350 million. Is it law? Not yet, but I sure hope it passes. Great. Now pass me the comics. Legislation being considered by the Virginia General Assembly strengthens regulatory oversight and saves customers at least $350 million. That means a savings of about 6 to $7
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"Challenges to the Border wall and the Trump Policy call. Remain in Mexico, which stopped asylum seekers from entering the U. S. A bill to abolish Virginia's death penalty has cleared another hurdle Today. The Democratic controlled Senate voted to advance the measure with a final vote expected this week. If it passes it would head to the House of delegates. Lawmakers rejected a Republican proposal to reduce the number of death penalty crimes. Without entirely what wiping out capital punishment. Virginia has executed more convicts than any other state except taxes since the death penalty was once again legalized in 1976, But the state has not executed anyone in the past four years to 50 to the Virginia General Assembly is also debating a number of criminal justice issues. Virginians shared their view about them with pollsters at Christopher Newport University from marijuana to the death penalty. The survey released by the Watson Center for Civic Leaders, It found that a majority of participants support criminal justice reform. 56% would repeal the death penalty while 68% support legalizing marijuana. As for workplace issues, 68% say public employees should unionize and we're looking at the state budget 60% support more money for social services like housing. Economic development and public safety. More money for tourism in prisons was low on the list of priorities. Melissa Howl, WTI Open is more than 1000 residents took part in the online poll. It's got a credibility interval of 4.8% to 53. So are you ready for the Super Bowl? And President Biden on the president will sit down with CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor Noro Donald Pregame interviewed for clock on Sunday presidential interviews on Super Bowls. Sunday. Not that unusual. Former president Obama conducted an interview during the Super Bowl 2016 and former president Trump did one before the big game back in 2019..
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"For life, which is virtual. Today. You can check out march for life that order It could be a participant in that, But it's about defending the unborn defending the rights of life, and that issue is under threat, not only the federal level but definitely at the state level as well. We got another piece of evidence of that this week. As the Virginia General Assembly moved to spend more money on abortions toe make it so that it is much easier to abort unborn Children. Let's talk about that with Jeff Caruso, the executive director of the Virginia Catholic Conference. Hello, Jeff. Good morning. Yes, right. On Tuesday. This week, Jeff. The House of delegates passed a bill to do what W R I C refer, report says make abortions more affordable for thousands of women in Virginia, making Virginia the first state in the south to lift a ban limiting access to abortion under certain health. Insurance providers. What's going on here and what they're looking to do? The bishops of Virginia issued a statement about the passage of this legislation in both the House and the Senate. Um, so many people have seen the statement by Diocese of Arlington Bishop Michael Burbage and Diocese of Richmond Bishop. Very nest out, and, um, these pieces of legislation as B 12 76 and HB 18 96 would indeed drastically expand coverage of abortion within Virginia's health exchange. Um are are fundamental stance on abortion related issues is that every unborn life should be welcomed in law and protected in law as well. And, um So with regard to abortion and prenatal care and alternatives, such as adoption, Um you know our our stances that health care that affirms every life born and unborn. Is essential. So, um, this Current, Um, statute was something that the Virginia Catholic Conference actually helped to create. 10 years ago. We were one of the primary advocates and the current law says that health plan Cannot participate when the exchange unless they don't cover abortions. Uh, there are exceptions made for the life, rape and incest cases. And those, of course, take a lot of people are familiar with theirs, or the hide exceptions. So under federal law. For the most part, taxpayer money cannot be used to fund abortions, except for cases of life, rape and incest. That's true, for example, in the Medicaid program. When it comes to these health exchanges, however, tax payer funds are used in two respects. First of all, they are used to manage these exchanges and second of all. They're used to pay for plans that many people purchased through the exchanges and in some cases, these plans are subsidized by federal tax money. S so so some low and even middle income Virginians. That would be, um, accessing health care plan through the exchange would be receiving a federal subsidy. So, um, The current policy, you know, says that, um, pant plans, um that that our access to the exchange cannot cover abortion. If this Law is repealed, which is is the way the way it's going through the General Assembly. Then these plans would be allowed to cover abortions for any reason. So so this really would drastically expand abortion coverage when you consider that There. An estimated 240,000 Virginians enrolled in these plans. And now each one of these plans would be allowed to cover abortion for any reason. Okay, There we go. Sorry, Jeff. We just lost. You wrote that the talent of your remarks there, But I know Beverly has a question for you. Go ahead, Beverly. So with this, and in these plans that you're talking about these health care plans, this is also means people who may be pro life maybe are against any type of tax funded abortion procedures will also be part of these health care plans. So if I'm pro life highly Of in Virginia. I could be part of a plan that's allowing this correct. Yes, and 60% of Americans oppose taxpayer funding of abortion. And and that's where, um you know this concern about tax money. You certainly comes into play in particular. Um you again the taxpayer money. Funds some of these plans and so the fact that these plans would now be allowed to cover abortion for any reason. Implicates tax dollars. Yeah, it be compulsory. They take your money out of your paycheck, and then they spend it on abortions that you find abhorrent. And you don't have any say in it whatsoever, except for your chance to vote again in November and try and change the laws. But in the meantime, ah lot of abortions could come and go, Jeff, I exit question for you. Why does Virginia still consider the killing of an unborn baby to be a double homicide? When a mother dies, and so does the baby, but it also is extending taxpayer funding for abortions. It? Certainly, uh Is not adjust policy. Um and it's um You know, with the policy that we've supported for the past 10 years in the exchanges, the the, um you know would have has protected a lot of unborn lives and we're very, very disappointed. That you know, 240,000 Virginians that are enrolled in these plans. What would now be, um, under very, very different sort of scenario. Now it's incoherent. It's homicide to kill an unborn baby in Virginia, But also they're going to use your taxpayers tax dollars to fund abortions across indeed. Thank you, Jeff. Jeff Caruso. Good to have you with us. Thank you very much. Thank you. All right, 43 w e mail.
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"Up the price of game stops, Stock and other week Cos It centers on a retail brokerage platform that has shut out traders CBS news correspondent Steve Dorsey with more incoming Senate banking cheer, Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown announced he plans to examine the stock market that he says is broken. Conservatives to were calling for oversight. Texas Senator Ted Cruz tweeted his support for calls by progressive Congresswoman Alexandra Oo Cassio Cortez to examine Robin Hood's decision to shut out retail traders from volatile stocks like Gamestop POC rebuffed working with Cruz, saying he almost had her murdered. In the January 6th riot at the Capitol. Those are the words of Alexandria, Ocasio Cortes. Knew this evening a congressman is reviving an effort to ban his colleagues from carrying guns on US Capitol grounds. Jared Huffman, a California Democrat, tells The Washington Post that the overheated political environment and the recent behavior by some House Republicans have, in his words helped underscore the need to close a loophole. Members of Congress currently may keep guns in their offices and transport them within the complex if the weapons are unloaded and securely wrapped, but they cannot bring them on to the House and Senate floors after the capital. Riot metal detectors were installed near the House chamber, leading to immediate resistance from some GOP lawmakers more than 30 Democrats have signed on in support of Hoffman's bill. Democrats in Virginia's General Assembly had a lot of success passing gun control measures last year. Now they're tackling the issue again. This year. They've got a list of bills, including one to give state police more time for background checks. A year after Virginia Democrats passed a law requiring universal background checks on gun purchases there, taking up the issue again, with the House, passing a measure to increase the maximum window for state police background checks from three business days to five Democratic delegate Alfonso Lopez explains Virginia law enforcements officials on Lee have three days to complete This check in the background check isn't completed in time. Do you lose allowed to sell the firearm anyway? Another gun related bill the House is considering would expand a gun ban at the state capital to include not only the Capitol building, but Capitol Square and even surrounding streets and sidewalks. Nikolai Nelly. W T O P News also knew this evening D C has hired its first director of gun violence prevention, Linda Harley Harper, Most recently served as senior deputy director at the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services. Mayor Muriel Bowser says Harper will work on Strategic development Review and implementation of Gun Violence prevention. Efforts of the personnel changes were announced today. Chief Medical Examiner Roger Mitchell Jr is stepping down to join the faculty at Howard University. Replacing him on an interim basis will be Deputy chief medical examiner, Francisco Diaz Bowser is also appointed Christopher Gelled art as acting deputy mayor for public safety and justice for the past year, he's helped lead the district's pandemic response. Knew this evening. The Justice Department is investigating Space X over its hiring practices, according to court documents filed today. D O. J's Division of Immigrant and Employee Rights received a complaint from a non citizen who claimed that Elon Musk company discriminated against him based on his citizenship status. No comment from space sex or the Justice Department. A new bill that would outlaw nearly all abortions is moving forward. In South Carolina. Today, the state Senate approved the South Carolina fetal heartbeat and protection from abortion Act. Requires doctors to use an ultrasound to detect a fetal heartbeat if they think pregnant women are at least eight weeks along If a heartbeat is found, and the pregnancy is not the result of rape or incest, a doctor cannot perform an abortion unless the mother's life is in danger. The bill is expected to pass in the House and Governor Henry McMaster is expected to sign it into law..
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"It's 12 21 update Now on a crash involving a metro bus we've been telling you about this morning, D. C. Police say a man has died after he crashed his car head on into a metro bus. Police say that is the metro bus was turning left from Benning Road onto Minnesota Avenue. Marry in Fields. 24 years old, swerved his Nissan Ultima into the left lane of Benning Road and hit the bus head on. Fields was taken to a hospital, and police say this morning he died. Two passengers and field. His car were taken to the hospital. The Fire department says. Several bus riders on that bus had to go to the hospital as well. But they are expected to be okay. There is an effort underway to remove a statue of Harry F. Byrd Sr. A staunch segregationist from the state Capitol grounds in Virginia. He was a Democrat, served as governor and U. S senator. He ran the state's most powerful political machine for decades until he died in 1966. He was considered the architect of the state's racist mass. Of resistance policy to public school integration. The Virginia General Assembly could take up the measure soon setback for a comedian who's been continuing to perform throughout the pandemic. I'm so good at writing jokes, and this is Dave Chappelle says He's tested positive for the coronavirus. He had to cancel the social distance performance last night in Austin, Texas. Other appearances will be canceled to his rep says Chappelle is asymptomatic and his quarantining. He has been undergoing daily testing on his tour. Another comedian in the ship L. Entourage, Joe Rogan has pulled out of performances tonight and tomorrow night Steve Case and CBS News 22 past the hour. Covert 19 crowd restrictions have put a damper On live local theater productions. So Studio Theater has pivoted, making audio recordings of plays and giving them away accessible. It's possible everyone could really use some creative juice right now, and so both plays air free for everyone. Associate artistic director Reg Douglas says. King's follows the newly elected Congress woman who clashes with lobbyists. The whole lot of people want change. They want it so badly. They're willing to vote for psychopaths. They vote for stars. You said I was the star. Meanwhile, writer director I Coulter Presents the world premiere of I Hate it Here. There's these scenes monologues on stories. I guess that just about 30 different people in the country dealing with crazy times and each of them deciding if they stand up or if they sit down, Jason friendly WTF. The news Coming up next in money news markets are moving lower today. What has happened for 106 straight months Now I'm Jeff label. It's 12 23. Did you know that Cove in.
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"Montgomery County could soon be cracking down on Coast Guns Council member gave Albert Nas will introduce legislation Tuesday that would allow police to issue citations to people who have the guns and would prohibit them in some parts of the count. They're made of plastic or fiberglass, and that makes them extraordinarily difficult to be detected by metal detectors, which of course, is especially revel relevant right now. Given the insurrection that happened on our capital, he says. They're also untraceable because they don't have serial numbers. Some gun rights advocates believe laws restricting those guns. Fringe on their second Amendment rights. Ah group of Virginia High schoolers wants to be able to take excused absences to participate in political protests. We initiated legislation in the Virginia General Assembly with that would allow middle and high school students to take an excuse absence once a year so that they could participate in a civic are political engagement. Matthew Savage share of the Virginia Young Democrats team caucus, says Fairfax County students can now take half a day. But he wants the same across the state because It energizes young people, specifically high schoolers to get involved in the political process, and there is bipartisan support. And actually, we have the support of the Virginia teenage Republican Barbara Bread W M. A l and w e mail dot com. Some people turning to ice cream to ease stress during the pandemic that that may have backfired for some in China, where the Corona virus was found on ice cream. Authorities are now trying to find the people who bought the infected ice cream so far, no indication that anyone got the virus from it. W M a L SPORTS, The Bills advanced to the A F C championship with a 30 17 to 3 win over the Ravens. Divisional round of the NFL postseason wraps up today, the reigning Super Bowl champs, the chief's toast the Browns, the Buccaneers take on the state and the capital played the Penguins today at noon up next traffic and weather on W. M A L Thistles. What's going on mornings of them all. 5 to 9 A.m. cannot be the only person thinking this right now. But everything you need to start your day, the latest forecast backups and delays and the stories behind the headlines. I appreciate the fact that.
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"Pandemic ends. Michelle Morello w T. O P knew the Virginia General Assembly convenes mid week January 13th The man photograph smiling carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is lectern is among dozens who have been arrested in the nationwide sweep happening this weekend. Adam Johnson in Florida was arrested Friday night he was quickly ideas on social media and had posted about being there. A man who sat in Pelosi's office chair with his feet up. Richard Barnett of Arkansas, was also arrested, as was the man dressed as a bare chested Viking, Jake Anjali of Arizona and up Jensen of Iowa. The man apparently seen on video, leading a mob up the stairs chasing a loan officer who tried to hold them back. Then there's West Virginia state lawmaker Derrick Evans, who posted video online this bumping with a police officer. He was arrested. Meanwhile, Seattle's interim police chief says two officers are on administrative leave and under investigation after being seen on social media there. I'm Julie Walker, and we have information tonight. The Derrick Evans, the West Virginia delegate, has now resigned his position there still so many questions about what would wrong leading to the breach of the Capitol building wt Opie's Alejandro Alvarez and Ken Death, He sat down to talk about Some of what they saw during their coverage outside the building. This is a crowd that for a very long time has embodied pro law enforcement sentiments back the blue right The thin blue line and yet you know, in the span of a few weeks, we've seen them completely turned against law enforcement. It's evolved from the more extremist elements of pro Trump groups like the proud boys to just, you know, more mainstream trump support that are now beginning to Defect away from supporting law enforcement. That's the vibe that I got last night by and I saw it too. I mean, you were right at the front lines when it was all happening for sure. But eventually I was able to get up there. Close is well, right when they were starting to bring in reinforcements and pushing back the crowd with stun grenades and such, and when that was happening, we were on the northern end. The Capitol building when they sent out the flash bangs and push people back. But that crowd there. Began to turn on police like he said, and started chanting trader. I mean, it was really remarkable to see that shift like you said, where now they saw them as the enemy that they were siding with the far left in their minds, and that it was really striking to see that shift, because Law enforcement. They were simply doing their job to secure the Capitol building. You think that they would be supportive of that? But in that moment again when you're in a riot situation, they just for help them. I'm getting in there and getting their voices heard, But they did not care who they were talking to, or who was gonna get in their way. They want to let them know that they were not happy that they were opposing their position and their advance Wtlv scan Duffy and Alejandro Alvarez..
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"A new normal Once the pandemic ends. Michelle Morello w T. O P knew the Virginia General Assembly convenes this week. January 13th. The breach of the Capitol building has certainly shocked the nation as the entire world was watching the events unfold, but on the ground itself there many questions about how and why a rally spiraled out of control into a riot. Wtlv scan. Duffy and Alejandro Alvarez were both at the scene covering a day and nights events. When you're talking about a riot, there's that riot mental Already when it's a full blown right and heading to The U. S Capitol building of all places. You know who would have thought that would happen that everyone's has that mentality of just flat out insurrection, just getting inside that building and also just getting out their anger over whatever they're feeling and just not thinking about what they're doing, really, And it's really It was a scary situation just all around. Thinking about what people were thinking in their own minds heading to that building? Yeah, There was one point when I turned around to face away from all the events happening at the You know the front lines of those of them. Bailey and I looked back and I saw exactly what you described this. You know, just people, thousands of Trump supporters who were not directly engaging. In the fighting the police, But we're standing there and Washington's if it was some kind of show. Right, And this crowd had clearly come from the rally was the whole lot of them because the crowd size was the same size is what I had witnessed back to the White House, if not bigger, and had come to the capital, and they were witnessing their colleagues going at the police. The vibe there might have been different further back to where I was wandering around, which was kind of Between the very front of the action to the middle of the crowd. People seem to be actually supportive of the pushes that were being made. You know, I heard repeated calls coming from both the bleachers and the crowd move forward. Push forward K trees is what they were yelling all the time. And, you know, like there were kids there people. Some people brought their kids because I guess they had gone to the rally, then moved back to the capital. And they were staying there as the flash banks were going off, which was just completely Surreal to me and you know somebody at one point Ah, woman behind me, she yelled. Oh, we've been nice for too long. We're fighting the police. Let's go again. That's wtlv, Alejandro Alvarez and knw on their first hand view of those riots on Wednesday by 44..
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Virginia Health Commissioner says he’ll mandate a COVID-19 vaccine
"Health Commissioner Dr Norman Oliver tells W. R I C TV in Richmond that as long as he is the commissioner, he plans to mandate Corona virus vaccinations for Virginians. State law gives the commissioner that authority during a public health crisis. On ly people with a medical exemption could refuse. The Virginia General Assembly may pass a bill during its current special session that would allow for religious exemptions as well.
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Jennifer Carroll Foy: Lets run and win!
"Jennifer welcome to the PODCAST. How are you I? AM good good Thank you for having me. Here of course I'm so excited for everyone to hear from my plus one from the she. The people list and learn why I just had to choose you. First question is winded your love of politics begin. Believe my level of politics began when I saw that. Being in a position of power away to make real change, and so I was just you know, gripe all the time about being in traffic traveling, you know two hours to go twenty miles and Why are schools segregated employees funded? And you know trying to help my foster children, and there's so many a deficits in the system. And why weren't anyone speaking about? These issues got frustrated with those things that I wanted to be a part of the solution to solve a lot of these problems and I figured out with early that politics. Politics is a way to do it. That's the way that you are invited to the table and Your brother's decisions are being made, but we're definitely GONNA dive into all the amazing work that you have done, but you are a laser in so many ways. You became one of the first black woman to graduate from the historically. All Mel Virginia Military Institute, which just Kudos to you I did Air Force Junior ROTC in high school. That was enough for me, but what made you apply? And what were you thinking when you got accepted? So I applied to Virginia. Military Institute because I was watching the Virginia Military Institute. Supreme Court decision on TV. Them is one of the top military colleges in this country, and they spent millions of dollars to keep women out of doors. And when I was in that high school classroom I remember hearing men in the class. They think like women don't belong where fear your. We can't run as fast as hard and we're not as smart. And I remember hearing justice. GINSBURG say basically that women can do all things if given the opportunity and I agree. And Tokyo's men that I'm just smart and just as capable and powerful as any man in that class, and I mentioned. So is that that time that my best friend? He was going to go to west point, and he walked up to me, and he said I'm going to go with you when you go to them. I because I want to be there to watch you when you fail. Even dough right? We were friends. Don't forget them still female and therefore interior. So I looked at him, and said challenge accepted. And, so he went to BMI, so did I and other meal in our class. And when they got their head shaped ball, so did I and they gave me a management for 'cause. The might have changed any of his standards for women. And actor years of marching wedding and bleeding beside over a thousand male cadet. Out of the other two men who with me to be a month, I'm the only one who of us walk across that. Virginia military stage, and so that's what I would lie and that's why I'm happy that I graduated succeeded. Oh my goodness, so we know that was not the first time he had to deal with men. Telling you that you couldn't do something. It wasn't your turn. You also experienced this. When you ran for office when he ran for Virginia. Delegate, you were not the quote. Unquote preferred candidates by Iran. Anyway you did our emerge boot camp. You are my emerge sister and you also ran your campaign while pregnant with twins. So tell everyone just the whole story about when made you WANNA run running for office while pregnant and just the entire experience of knowing that you were the best candidate to represent your district. Yeah, absolutely, so I decided to run in two thousand seventeen, because you know I was just tired of the partisan politics and the divisive rhetoric that was happening, and I always thought. How could we lack someone so bigoted and racist and xenophobic and homophobic to the leader of the free world and I knew then that we needed a response to talk. We needed a response design of politics that were happening in Richmond where they were trying to pass. A transactional ultra sank town bill and they put politically. Politically motivated and medically unnecessary restrictions on women's reproductive health care, or they weren't fully funding education in a way that makes sense, and so I decided to do something about it, and being one of the first public defenders ever like Virginia. General, assembly when I was practicing as a public defender I just saw so many of the inequities in our system, and how we have a two tier criminal justice here, Virginia one for the wealthy, and by themselves out of prison in one for everyone else. And, so I knew I could continue to be you know a community organizer in foster mom, and do all these things to help the community and fight against that laws, or I could become a delegate impact. Good one. So those are the things that really put the fire and leave me in order to for office while pregnant was not just one with two baby. And you know run against what was pretty much. Thought is as the establishment candidate who had all the endorsements? He outraced me four to one, and it didn't matter because I knew that I was the better candidate, and even though I could. I would be outraged. I knew that I would never outworked.
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Washington DC Area - Big changes ahead as Virginia General Assembly session starts
"There are some big changes coming coming to to Virginia Virginia lawmakers lawmakers were were supposed supposed to to be be done done with with the the changes changes by by now now but but the the General General Assembly Assembly is is still still in in session session WTOP's WTOP's Max Max Smith Smith was was in in Richmond Richmond this this weekend weekend fights fights over the budget that's now going to be passed Thursday a laundry list of major bills filed this year and dispute even within and among the new democratic majorities forced a last minute extension of the session with final votes on bills allowed through Sunday afternoon and the budget vote later this week still lots of big bills are going to the governor for signature from transportation funding through tax increases to minimum wage hike starting next year in new online sports betting Virginia is also set to decriminalize pot possession address discrimination and offer drivers privilege cards for undocumented immigrants who live in Virginia the general assembly also approved a number of gun regulations this year
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Virginia Senate advances 'red flag' gun law, despite rally
"Hi Mike Rossi a reporting the Virginia Senate advances a red flag gun law one day after a large gun rights rally at the state capitol the Virginia state Senate advanced legislation that would allow authorities to confiscate guns from people deemed dangerous to themselves or others the so called red flag law was given preliminary approval in the democratic led Senate where a final vote is likely Wednesday the measure would then go to the house the bill is one of several gun control measures the new democratic majority in the Virginia General Assembly wants to pass this year
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Fairfax accusers break silence in Gayle King interviews
"About Justin Fairfax for Lieutenant governor of Virginia. Although all of the top three Democrats in the Commonwealth have weathered their respective political scandals the heat, we'll get turned up just a little bit more this morning on Justin. Fairfax as one of his accusers Vanessa Tyson takes to the airwaves on CBS this morning. That's right. The morning show. Gayle king doing an interview with Vanessa Tyson today tomorrow accuser, Meredith Watson, we'll have her say as she joins. Gayle king for yet. Another interview on CBS this morning, a sustained assault on Justin Fairfax in his credibility as he has tried to get past the scandal of sexual abuse allegations by both women, very interesting turn of events. Gayle king being the one to interview interview them in bring this back to life resurrecting, so far the media has. Done a yeoman's job of ignoring this and putting it on the back burner and covering it up and nothing to see here. Keep moving keep moving because that's what they do. They do that for the Democrats if it were Republican, he wouldn't even we wouldn't even be having this discussion because he would have been gone a long time ago would have been done. This is almost like a slow. This is slow burn here. And Gayle king turning the heat up. I am shocked at this shouldn't so surprised. Why why do you think she's doing this? I just think I don't know. I don't know what the answer to that is. I did see some conservatives who were happy to see that a mainstream outlet like CBS would be willing to give airtime to the accusations. When it seemed like they had survived it meaning that Justin Fairfax had gotten past it nominally. But here you have CBS and Gayle king trying to do their part. Let's see let's let's withhold judgment until we see how these interviews are actually conductive, but here's a little bit. That CBS has released of the Vanessa Tyson interview ahead of the head of the actual broadcast. Particularly for survivors. I think this is incredibly important they need to be heard. We need to be seen. Right. And we need to be treated as the human beings that we are Vanessa Tyson. She was the one who allege that Fairfax had assaulted her at the democratic national convention in Boston in two thousand four this the famous convention where President Obama I made himself gave himself a national profile in that big speech. She came forward in February and is in contact with Suffolk County district attorney invest Suffolk County district attorney in Boston to explore legal options. She wants to testify before the Virginia general assembly and she wants just in Fairfax to resign. I'm curious about this. Like, what does she know? What what is the thing that would satisfy her resignation from public office or that he never hold a job ever? May. What is the thing that she wants? I think some kind of acknowledgement that she actually existed. Is making these accusations because it's like the Keith Ellison story weighing we've carry Monahan, she was begging for someone to take her seriously, and nobody did and the media ignored her and she was ignored yet. Christine Blasi Ford was front and center with all of her accusations from how many years ago thirty some odd years ago being treated as if they were gospel. So I think that these women feel that wait a minute. You're telling me about hashtag me to that. All women are to be believed. But not me why not me. And I think that's what you're seeing. Here is these women want to believe too. If if it's all women will be believed. And that's what you've told us. The the realization that it's only some women who will be believed. I think is pretty startling and hurtful. If you're in the situation, and so that's what they want. They want. They want their voices heard. That's why. Well, Fairfax for his part says that their encounter was consensual when this all happened in two thousand four that wasn't forced oral sex as she