Transcripts For WTTG Fox 5 Morning News 5 20170110 : vimars

Transcripts For WTTG Fox 5 Morning News 5 20170110

Even with the sun today closings and delays because of weather storm. King George Country and Spotsylvania County schools are closed today. Fredericksburg sut yain Madison Country on 2 hour delay. Maryland now, caroline county, dorchester, queen anne as, talbert Country Schools all closed. Calvert country, kent county and st. Mary Country Schools on two hour delay. You can find the complete list of closings and delays scrolling on bottom of your screen and also on fox5dc. Com and fox news app. And theres a school in north are you require not School Related because of first up Jeff Sessions nominated for attorney general and Homeland Security nominee john kelly will tough a grilling by lawmakers tod lack. A number of group opposing sessions and Melanie Alnwick is live at capitol hill this morning. Melanie. Well, steve, allison, you see how the line as grown here all of these folks here waiting to try to get a public seat. Theres people advocating for causes like Legal Marijuana and civil rights. They want to be first in line for the main event. The president elect expressing confidence in his nominee. I think theyll all pass every nomination will be doctor theyre all at the highest level. Its sessions like eye to be the poingt and it was derailed amidst other allegations that he used racially charged language something never proven and that and his substantialing illegal immigration and democrats starting to slow thing down and emics are got complete for everyone. Theyre hoping in the paperwork they may find a financial problem or conflict that would force someone to withdrawal or someone wow mistake him. A hearing for one of the picks secretary of education is pushed back to next week. Now, democrats do not have the vote to quash senator sessions nomination but opponents do say they hope to spend the next time over this hearing basically to paint him as a ought of touch you beener cop tevbtive. Im. Im Melanie Alnwick, fox 35 local news. Mel, thank you, president elect trump has appointed Jared Kushner as white house senior at vicar. Kushner is will be involved in domest ache on. Given the 1967 law barring government officials from hiring president department. By the way today is kushners 6 birth day. Today, president obama will deliver his fare well address in chicago and though tickets to the event were given away at no cost opportunities were selling them for up to 5,000. Remember they were free. President obama Farewell Speech it expected to last 0 minute you can watch it here 9 p. M. Followed by the show boat and then the fox 5 news at 10 and 11. One likes these and. Briefing up the number of officers to 400 and thats 500 more that the department has. In years the department struggled to remain overs and just a few year ago chief of officers ever dropped before 800 the understand would not be happy enough to keep residents safe. And the school board will consider whether to change their place those who would like to speak at the meeting can sign up loudoun country Public School offices. Warm jackets on and lot of partying as well. Congratulations to clemson tigers. 35 years they appeareded like this as they took down the crimson tide in National Championship game. Snapping alabama 26 game whipping streak and beating Number One Team for the first time. Thriller the league changed three times in the 4th quarter came down to 4th and goal. And six second on the clock and final touchdown one second left. Final score 35 1. Theres new national champion. Sounds like a great game. Half time when i went to bed. Sounds like best part. This is off in the kitchen. Early time in all. Early. Lots of weather to talk b cloudy skies. Generally today got warmup were looking forward to. Transition from the cold arctic air in place to the warmer regime moving in and getting reports of light snow out to the west. So see that on radar. Generally clouds for us today and were getting above 40 and that is several hours away. That is late this afternoon and this evening. 4 Reagan National and dulles 20 and 18 bwi mar sal and plenty teams out there early and make sure you dress for a wintry day when you head out this morning. Theres slight know towards loray approaching 81 and petersburging, thanks for if sending it it they had enough to coat the street out there. Just keep in mind this is movi will last more than 20, 30 minutes and closer to the ground in some places as it moves on through and temperatures are well be blow freezing the only thing falls out there will stick quick. Daytime highs heres 95 corridor that will be a few flurries. Were not sure when it will come around here and 40 this afternoon, 48 annapolis temperatures above freezing for the first time in diz and dont leave yet for work i want to he him unless you have to go owe to work and ill tell you its on thursday. Details later, theres erin. 7 07 now sky fox over breaking news weve been telling you about point of rock. This is 15 north and southbound. Completely shut down in both directions at lovettsville road serious crash involving tractortrailer off the road there as well as vehicle sideways. Several Police Officers and investigators a you will need to detour around that and give yourself extra time it get through the area again norm and southbound of route 15 closed love itsville road and breaking news as we move to one of the cameras in chefly. 50 inbound side look at that by 202 youre completely parked from beltway to 295. You need a lot of extra time because of heavy volume and notice how the outbound side making way towards annapolis is wide on. As we look outside the beltway on 95 southbound coming down past cherry hill road and heavy traffic icc to beltway and dealing with outer delays and crash near george afrom route 1 to george awith 45 minute delay. Wisdom martin southbound deal with a look at porter. Developing in florida a massive manhunt continues for this man accused of killing a Police Officer yesterday. 41yearold marquise lloyd is wanted in connection with death of florida sheriff deputy the manhunt for him. Lets get the latest on entire kkt. Hospitally joins us. This more the officers are remember as influential members of the community and 60,000 reward is offered for information leading to arrest of marquise employed floyd. He was originally wanted for questioning in murder of press nant x girl. Now a sergeant attempted to approach him and before that she was gunned down. Lloyd then drove away from the scene before being tracked down by deputies. Loyld fired at deputies striking suv twice and those deputies were not hurt. Officials say he did not carjack another vehicle and has not been seen since. Onen county sheriff deputy normal lewis was killed two hours after clinton when a van was looked paying respects as her body was escorted from the hospital. And the ferris wheel was lit up in blue honoring the fallen officer. Tragedy coming National Law Enforcement day. Debra clayton was a mother, recently married. Meanwhile, deputy lewis was 11 year veteran of the force and described as close gentle goynt and hes left heartbroken and angry. Hes not a loan in those sentiments im sure. In the meantime the man accused of killing five people inside ft. Lauderdale airport is held out bond. He made an appearance in court yesterday. Learning more details about the iraqi war treat van. The veteran claimed to travel to new york and Authorities Say he may have been deterred sant egg egg owe will be facing bomb charges and. 7 10, happening today close are argument said to begin in death pen pi hearing of dylann roof who killed nine people at the historically africanamerican church. Representing himself and he will report with argument today. Fort worth Police Officer involved in controversial arrest will be suspended for ten days without bay and critics want it fired and officer martin arguing after police were called to a dispute after littering and officers arrested the woman who said the 7yearold was khongd by her neighbor and never took a report on the call. The swaying was inappropriate. In the District Police need help finding this missing girl Alexis Taylor was found midnight january van necessary street northwest taylor has blonde it was died green in the past of the taylor goes by name jonathan sharp. If you see her youre asked to call d. C. Police. This morning a family can go home after a home caught fire overnight. It was caused by misplaced fire ashes turn more road and lay hill. Firefighters say two people were inside and they were not injured. Montgomery out question a couple said they were victim of a hate crime after happeninging a black lives matter flag. The couple put a flag up and it was taken down after violating Condo Association rules. A tree was toilet painerd and there wasnt sigh sematic note. And Muriel Bowser signed the right to die bill to end lives the terminally ill patients one law maker is trying to stop that bill. And not taking blame. Nearly two years after metro deadly smoke incident the not be held accountable. Their reason why in a live report. 7 1 if you wish the z. C. Region had more snow you may consider a trip or move to a place called copenhagen new york. Its been named snowest city in the United States. On average the town of 800 people see more than 200 of snow a year. They also received the honor last year. I wonder where that is. Congratulations that has to be lake effect snow. Yeah. I know oswego. Syracuse. Look at that. Near the lake up over car. Suddenly a burst to the west. Not there at the white house. Although cloud cover. Steve. Thats what i was interested in right there. Thank you barbara just september that to me. Winter wondrerland snowing like crazy. This is not along the 95 corridor. Ill show you where we get this. Its a quick burst and in some cases enough to be about an inch of snow here. There you go. Just west of 81 now. So front royal. Winchester, martinsburg, hagerstown youre up next. Snow only lasts 15, 20 minutes and apparently coming down hard enough to drop a quick inch and report of cumberland inch of snow. Thats fancy graphic there. You like that. Thats new. Mike thomas put that together. There you go. Again well on up tore for you and ill show you warmer air working in and such cold teer days everybody below feesing and everything is falling out there falls in the form of snow. You see that quickly approaching from the west. I dont think well get more that a pa passing throughy across the mountains. I cant guarantee we wont give you snow showers. 4 washington. Plenty cold for. It we warm it up later today to about 40. That will be late this afternoon. And then well be off and running temperaturewise. As promised look at thursday. 63. Mild temperatures to end the week. Again, today, transition above freezing. That will take until later this afternoon. Mostly cloudy. I feel like we need a trip to the white house so i can prove its kitchen and not bathroom light. And i just walk in we need an invitation we can settle this once and for all. Im going too. You can be the deciding vote i say it looks like a kitchen and they say bathroom. This is going back years. We had this going on year its bathroom. Thats kitchen. Erin como, good morning. I think the kitchen is down stars i think thats the library theyre in the study reading paper and having coffee. You think its the bathroom. No a study. That was right over my head. Its a joke. You know, yes, i would like the invitation to the white house with you. I think we deserve a tour. All four of us are going. We can take pictures from the top window whatever room that is if its a bathroom maybe not well figure it out. Wisconsin avenue closed southbound side northwest and its idaho avenue due to vehicle fire diverting traffic at porter street and you can keep to massachusetts to get around that one. 15 huge problem. And a report from sky fox 15 southbound crash involving multiple vehicles and several injuries loveretville road and diverting northbound traffic. Point of rock north and southbound 15 goaling with huge slow downs and keep it to 240 or 7 and crash cleared do youer and lets look around the area. I want to give you perspective of other delays. College park outer loop New Hampshire couling and earlier crash george ablocked the right shoulder and delays linger from route one on through and 270 southbound super crowded from germantown you need 45 extra minutes from 70 to spur residual delays orange line and look going metro rise. Allison, steve. Good looking out of metro. If you get stuck in a tunnel theyre not obligated to help get you out. That argument coming in court filing as metro asked judge to tuesday miss all lawsuits against it. Stemming from the 2015 Lenfant Plaza smoke incident. Bob barnard is live now with more. Good morning, bob. Hey, allison, steve, good morning to you, hard to believe owe two years this month that deadly incident Lenfant Plaza yellow line train outside of this situation. And you will recall and we can show you photo carol glover 6 years old died on yellow line train overcome by smoke. Passengers tried to save her. They could not. More than 80 others were injured that day. And more than 80 lawdz have been filed against metro including 50 million lawsuit by the sons of carol dlovr. That smoke filled train exposed lots of safety issues for metro and led to ntsb investigation and safe track program impacting metro riders to this day. In Court Filings first reported by wtop radio metro quoting here expressly denies that it owes duty to passengers to assist rescue and or evacuate them in the event of a fire emergency situation. Metro says that is the d. C. Fire departments job. And so it is asking a judge to dismiss all these lawsuits. What do riders think about this . I never thought that was right. I mean thats like your house and responsible for everything that happens to them in your house right . Same on metro. Thats their house. Were not paying the Fire Department to ride metroment were paying metro to ride metro. So i would hope that it would be their responsibility and they would take some of that and say well lets Work Together with the Fire Department. But i think they should take the lead on that and im looking to them to take care of me when i pay my money to ride. So again, metro asking judge to dismiss all lawsuits stemming from the deadly fire incident here at Lenfant Plaza two years ago saying they are not responsible for riders safety in the event of emergency here on metro train or in the system. Reach out to metro this morning, guys, they say they cannot comment on ongoing litigation. Thank you very much. And eye opener for sure. 7 21 on tuesday and at least one member of block d. C. Controversial new assisted suicide law. Jason chavis who chairs House Oversight Committee Said he will block to vote it he fundamentally disagrees with the bill and mayor bowser signs legislation last month it would help doctors end lives of terminally ill parents in the district. An apple a day keeps the doctor away you. Heard it right . What about a good attitude . Still ahead how being nice could determine your quality of care. Are you ever not nice to your doctor. Im not. I would think wow not want to be. And Senate Democrats are continuing efforts to stop republican from overhauling obamacare. Virginia senator time kaine leading efforts and well talk with him liver at 7 0 afoot and lighthearted i take to the open road. Healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. The east and the west are mine. The north and the south are mine. All seems beautiful to me. Its go time at dunkin with two wakeup wraps for 3. Enjoy two freshly made oventoasted wraps with bacon, sausage, or ham and keep on all day. America runs on dunkin. Did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back . Say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. 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Its not so much little batch if youre encountering it and were fweting reports of sudden bursts of snow dropping quick inch to half inch and its approaching 81 year. Again heres washington. Impacting our viewing to the well north and west of mountains. But, just to give you heads up here were getting snow covered roads and issues and approaching hagerstown, martinsburg, and were thinking it will not bought i cant guarantee that. Again cold enough to deal with light snow this morning. This is warmer air moving in around of applause late 40 this afternoon and showers early wednesday and still going to fall over low 60s by thursday. All right. Quick weather update, erin is back. I wish everyone could have seen how excited you are are i said hey tucker you said not now we have snow. As we look at the commute unfortunately heavy conditions bw parkway sou

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