Allegations have mounted, franken has tried to apologize to his accusers. He has said that he would work with the ethics committee. He said he would try to regain the trust of his minnesota voters. In the end, though, following the resignation earlier this week of democratic congressman john conyers fellow democrats one by one came out in force this week urging franken to resign. Some lawmakers here on capitol hill especially female lawmakers say this is a seed change in how Sexual Harassment is treated up here on capitol hill. The democrats sometimes painfully have stepped forward, conyers longest serving member of congress and said hes got to go. The Democratic Senators have said the same thing about al franken even though most of what he did was before he even became a senator. So, it seems to me a new standard has been set. I think the focus right now needs to be much more on what can w the victims. If somebody here in Congress Left their job because they felt they were being sexua
An Anne Arrundel is asking roy moore to refund a 1,000 donation. He says he waited to make the request by email because he expected moore to drop out of the Alabama Senate race. Civil rights icon john lewis says he will not be at this weekends opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum because President Trump will be there. The georgia congressman was supposed to speak during the event but he said the president s hurtful policies are an insult. And breaking right now on capitol hill, the house has passed a temporary funding bill to avoid a government shut down this weekend. The measure passed 235 to 193. This running through december 22nd. The plan is to buy more time including the budget a Childrens Health program and federal aid to puerto rico. Firefighters investigating a possible case of arson in montgomery county. Crews responded to a townhouse fire on cedarwood drive in rockville just after 2 oclock. One person was injured, two were displaced from the home. They have one pers
This morning and Winter Weather advisories and warnings are already in effect across the area. We have Live Team Coverage this morning of our first snow of the winter season. Tisha lewis is tracking the Road Conditions but first lets head over to gary for an update on todays winterlike forecast. Gary i know we got a snapshot of what could possibly come. Whats the latest this morning as you look at those models. I have a snapshot of it. I drove through North Carolina yesterday in like 3inches of snow and everybody was freaking out. Trust me, they do not handle snow well down there. Its coming in our direction. You know, annie that some places in northern georgia have received close to a foot of snow. Its unbelievable. I was watching some of the coverage from woodstock, georgia. I mean, when is the last time they saw snow down there . I feel for them, too, because obviously first snow for us, that was not forecast down there at all and part of what and the reason im talking about what ha
Now the latest on the man accused of trying to carry out a terrorist attack in new york city this morning. According to investigators ula strapped a crude pipe bomb to himself and set off the bomb. Busy Port Authority hub time james. He satisfied he was inspired by isis to carry out the attack and set off a bomb as retaliation for u. S. Air strikes on isis and claims he has no direct contact with the terror group. Witnesses describe a chaotic scene after the bomb went off. I see a group of people like 60 people and women fell and nobody because the panic what was so scary. And new york governor said the man making instructions on internet. He and three others were hurt and none of the to be lifethreatening. And not part of a larger attack also ton those thoseing donald trum. Tom fitzgerald is could could having this from the hill. Hey, fitz. Names are jessica hole i have, rachel leads and crooks. Ul three women in new york city detailed what they say was a pattern of Sexual Harassment
Police up at the house many people scattered. The 7yearold was last seen by friends on banick burn drive they offered to get minimum an uber and he declined. The ravine is is problems from the party on elgin lane. A source close to the family who asked not to be identified says the teen was not reported missing by the family and instead the report was made by a neighbor at around 1 0 sunday afternoon. And the source says safari phone last picked area of the swim club where his body was found around 5 p. M. Sunday. And many of the whitman students that showed up at the swim Club Monday Morning said the 17yearold was popular at school and well liked. And there were tears and hugs as teens friends mourpd his loss. This was part of memorial the teens left behind here. You see nav spelled out in the a little while ago and then you have flowers surrounding a heart also spelled out here with the candles we spent hours here earlier today and talked to some students off camera. Newspaper of the