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Manassas Councilwoman Ellis urges blood donations during shortage Manassas City Councilwoman Theresa Ellis (left) with a American Red Cross nurse. [Submitted photo] Councilwoman Theresa Ellis has more than 30 years in healthcare management and knows the importance of donating blood, especially during these challenging times when the supply to save lives is in critical demand. She began to work with the American Red Cross during the beginning phase of the pandemic to increase donation s...

WDIO Created: December 28, 2020 04:42 PM The colder temps has lead to a rise in fires. Thats fairly common, according to Assistant Chief Brent Consie, from the Duluth Fire Department. "When you get a cold snap, structure fires go up for awhile," he said. Space heaters can be problematic. "The main thing we want people to know is that they should only be used when youre in the room. Its not a main heating source. Also, dont plug them into an outlet with other appliances. The wi...

And roads in some areas are impassable. >> senate as announced a large relief bill. most of the money over $18 billion goes to femas disaster program. nutrition assistance for low income residents in puerto rico. final passage of the aid bill is expected by wednesday with congress expected to take up more funding for disaster relief next month. >> amazons competitions bid for a second home is heating um. the companies received 238 bids for a second headquarters spanning 54 states, provinces and ...

But as we walked outside, it was immediately clear that so much of the city suffered so much more than we had. andrew stevens, cnn, central philippines. >> just incredible to watch. now for the relief effort. among the many trying to help is a group giving free housing to victims of devastation in an instant. how? by box. nick valencia organized an organizer of the charity apply called shelter box. >> many of you looking at devastated images coming out of the philippines after that typhoon are h...

and this is what politicians fight about. this is the recovery here. you had a weak spot last summer, a weak spot this summer and now a job market thats doing just a little bit better. so what are the politicians saying about it? heres the spin. the white house focuses on this. 29 months in a row of private sector job growth. the economy has now added private sector jobs for 29 straight months for a total of 4 miion jobs during that period. and what about governor romney? they tend to ...

fact that the president has been a failure when it comes to reigniting americas economy. >> the romney pushback with senior adviser ed gillespie, then obama campaign senior adviser david axelrod. and the states brace for federal cuts. the view from the governors office with virginia republican bob mcdonnell and massachusetts democrat deval patrick. plus, floods, fires, and drought. what it means for farmers and your grocery bill with agriculture secretary tom vilsack. im candy crow...

federal cuts. the view from the governors office with virginia republican bob mcdonnell and massachusetts democrat deval patrick. plus, floods, fires, and drought. what it means for farmers and your grocery bill with agriculture secretary tom vilsack. im candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." in an election about the economy, the obama campaign has made it a mission to discredit mitt romneys business credentials. recently it zeroed in on filings to the s.e.c. from bain ca...

With rescue components. weve also mobilized five regional response teams for hazardous materials. weve got things like law enforcement, fire, chainsaw teams, emergency medical services, department v transportation and forestry out there currently delivering tarps and water to our citizens. so the way we would look at it is if were eligible for a disaster program and the recovery phase but as far as the response phase, i think were able to hold the line pretty well at the local and state level. >...

Very busy airport for many embarking on cruises, todays a big day for that, but people cant get on the ship if they dont have their ids because a lot of that was left behind at the airport. in addition to the five people killed, six were wounded. three are in intensive care. ryan young is at the broward medical center. what more can you tell us? >> well, fred, very complicated. you look at the heroes there at the airport yesterday. the officers who ran into that line of fire to try to stop and n...