Proud of the fact that people love us for our macadamia nuts and chocolate. I think when you talk about hawaii and being on the hill there is almost expectation you come with wearing a lei or come with chocolate covered mac nuts. That is what your fellow colleagues oh, yeah, you would be surprised. So i bring them out once in a while. You talked a little bit earlier what you would like to do on the Armed Services committee more broadly. How long do you hope to serve and what are your broader goals here in congress . Im 47 now. So i got elected at 47. I got elected in the legislature when i was 27, served for 20 years. As i mentioned earlier, the commitment our family has made is that were going to put in, if given the opportunity and privilege, to put in another 30 years 20 years. So that would make me7. That is not too old. So yeah, if given the opportunity to stay here i think it is critical for hawaii, especially in this particular seat, to develop senority and as you know, this pla
Around the atlantic seaboard. Your 4 things to know. Cool morning by high clouds then a balmy afternoon, temperatures starting in the low to mid70s. This warmer pattern is going to continue for the next several days. Then theres a chance of rain coming in late thursday night into early thursday morning. Pollen count getting higher. Balmy weather back, tree pollen continuing to climb in the high range. Youre going to notice it suffering from allergies, mostly cedar and elm. This situation could last until 7 00 or 8 00 this morning, if you normally take thurston road south of 80, i want to remind all lanes are blocked box of a crash overnight. Take roderick road if you can to work your way to 270. It will be shut down for much of the morning commute. Lanes blocked in 8 00. 295 north at Martin Luther king jr. Lane blocked there. And 95 and everything rolling along just fine. Ill see you at 4 41. Im Kristen Wright at the live desk. Senator Bernie Sanders takes idaho and utah, while Hillary
The attacks coming days after the arrest of the major suspect in the november paris terror attacks. We all stand together with our allies. Belgium, on this dark day. A show of solidarity and defiance streets of brussels are covered with messages of hope and prayers if for victims. President obama vowing support condemn the attacks from havana, cuba. He with will do we will do whatever is necessary to support our friend belgium to bring to justice those responsible. President obama ordered all u. S. Flags flown at half staff through saturday for sign of respect for victims in brussels. Maureen . Maureen there is increased security at our airports tonight, visible and invisible. You will notice added patrols and checkpoints. United airlines canceled tonights flight from dulles to brussels leaving some passengers stranded and travel. Abc7 spoke to a group of missionaries who just returned from brussels. Some shaken by the thought they walk through the airport there just hours before the b
At your commuter forecast at 5 11. We have that problem still hanging around in frederick countthy this morning. Thurston road south of 80, all lanes blocked box of those wires down. That is an earlier crash that caused that problem. 95 at Prince William parkway, northbound, southbound, dont have any big problems there. Taking a look at 66, Fairfax County to the beltway going to take you eight minutes like it should. Remember to listen to our friends at wtop 105 fm when you hop in your car. Its 5 01, were following the latest developments in belgium. Right now, belgium is working to identify the victims but says its very difficult especially with some people in artificial comas or others with serious injuries. 34 people were killed and hundreds hurt, including several americans. At least one american couple is still missing right open. Trains and buses are all running. Although the subway station, some of them still closed. The airport also closed today. And its not clear when they wil
Brussels arrested salah abdeslam. The one thing shocking to me, that youve had in the wake of the terrorist attacks, yet another sophisticated coordinated attack, under the noses of the european authorities. Its unclear if todays attacks were moved up in the wake of abdeslams arrest. In one raid, Officials Say they recovered an isis flag, chemicals and bombs identical to ones used in todays attacks. In brussels, jonathan vigliotti. Back to you. Among the americans, were three missionaries from utah. Belgbelgian Officials Say this is their worst fears come true. They were surprised by the scale of the attacks in brussels today. Prosecutors say its simply too early to establish a direct link between the brussels attack and the november paris attacks that killed 130 people. Tonight, the eiffel tower in paris is lit up in the colors of the belgian flag in a show of sal dieter solidarity. And here, the flag has been lowered to half staff in honor of the victims in this latest terrorist atta