Democratic senators stayed up all night debating the nomination of betsy devos to be the next education secretary. And they continued into the morning offering reasons on the senate floor for why devos should be rejected. Republican leaders plan to vote on the nomination later today. Nancy cordes is on capitol hill watching the nonstop debate. Just one more republican. Thats all we need. Just one. Reporter more than a dozen Senate Democrats pulled the all nighter. Parents and teachers in this country are freaked out. Reporter railing against betsy devos and reading aloud from constituents letters. She will not improve the experiences of marginalized communities. Reporter they are reacting to a torrent of mail. And hundreds of thousands of phone calls. We will not be voting for in nominee. Reporter some senators had to avine extra staffers just to man the phones. Ive received of mail opposed to miss devos. Reporter devos is a billionaire businesswoman and longtime advocate for School Voucher programs which democrats argue divert fund from Public Schools. She did not know what i was talking about. Reporter they say her lack of Public School experience was on display in her confirmation hearings. The proficiency is if theyve reached a late third grade level for reading et cetera. No, im talking about the debate between proficiency and growth. Reporter the controversy has followed republicans home. [ chanting ] with demonstrations outside their state offices. But so far, only two republicans say theyre voting no. Others like john cornen of texas argue the Education System needs an outsider. So yes, miss devos is going to shake things up a little bit. But more importantly, shes going to be part of this effort to return power teachers. Reporter the vote is expected to take place at midday today. And so far there are no signs of any additional gop defections which means the senate is likely to end up split 5050. Requiring Vice President pence to cast a tie breaking vote in favor of devos. Nancy cordes, cbs news, capitol hill. The devos confirmation hearings are a big talking point on social media. Wed love to hear what you think. This is what simon says life is saying to us. Solidarity and love to all. Hold the floor. We also are hearing from fruit salad. Funny its old men with no education background defending devos. Think for yourselves. Hashtag countryoverparty hyporysy from joanna, the folks claim to respect education, no devos, hold the floor. Unqualified. And we want the hear from you to hear what you think. Just log social media pages and join the conversation. After weeks of vote Howard County votes yes to becoming a sanctuary for illegal immigrants. This comes as the legal battle over trumps travel ban escalates. The county Council Passed the bill last night 32. Now authorities wont be able to and people about their immigration status. But even though it passed etc. Future is its future is in jeopardy. County executive allen kettleman has promised to deslow the bill veto the bill. As President Trump waits for word on betsy devos, he is keeping to a busy schedule. As a meeting with sheriffs from around the country this morning, he again defended his travel ban set for judicial review tonight and just hours ago, the president s Homeland Security secretary predicted the order will prevail in the court. But appearing before a congressional committee, john kelly also took blame for the rocky rollout of the travel ban. Weijia jiang has more from e trumps executive order that prohibits travel to the u. S. For refugees and citizens from seven predominantly muslim countries faces an important legal test later today. A court will hear arguments over the controversial ban. This morning, the president said hes ready for a long legal battle. Were going to take it through the system. Its very important. Its very important for the country regardless of me or whoever succeeds at a later day. We have to have date. We have to have security in the country. Reporter in court papers filed monday night the Justice Department argued the move was within mr. Trumps authority. Saying congress has granted the president broad discretion and the order was pursuant to broad grants of statutory authority. But lawyers for two states that sued to stop the ban warned the Appeals Court the ban would unleash chaos again. Separating families, stranding our university students, and faculty. And barring travel. A decision could come immediately after todays but whatever the outcome, legal experts expect a fight to end up in the supreme court. When a federal judge temporarily suspended the ban on friday. Some people from the affected countries entered the u. S. Leading to tearful reunions at at the same times nationwide. At airports nationwide at arables nationwide. Its been a roller coaster for the families. Reporter an emotional ride that isnt expected to end anytime soon. Wee somewhere cbs news, the white house. Weijia jiang, cbs news, the white house. This appeal is just one of several lawsuits challenging mr. Trumps travel ban. His administration is pointing to a case in boston where a federal judge there rejected a challenge to his constitutionality. At the invitation of the queen, President Trump is expected for a state visit to britain this summer. But hes facing heated opposition from brits who oppose his policies. The speaker of britains house of commons who is supposed to be impartial railed against mr. Trump, saying he should not be given the privilege of addressing parliament. President trumps controversial order suspending ill grace from seven muslim majority countries has triggered protests across britain. Federal agents and bomb experts were sent scrambling this morning after a car was found loaded with propane tanks near the u. S. Immigration building. The car was discovered around 5 00 this morning. Authorities closed off two blocks of 12th street southwest while they investigated. And we caught up with the owner of the car once officials gave the allclear. They told me, they said you had your car sparkled here. Park car parked here and we want to check the car, i come down and give them the key, everything is fine now. Officials did not charge the man. Well, the calendar says february, but the weather feels more like spring. And believe it or not, were facing the possibility of snow in just few days. Meteorologist allyson rae joins us with first allyson, makes sense of all this happening. It is so warm out there. It is into the 60s right now. We are going to break records possibly most likely breaking records this afternoon. Even possible tomorrow. And yes, snow within 48 hours. Even sooner than that for some areas. So here we go. Our snowless winter keeps on going. I just posted an article on the Facebook Page and you can check it out on how common is this that we dont have this much snow around this time because this is the snowiest time of the year in january and february. 63degrees right now. Unbelievable. Well above average by about 20 degrees. And were not done increasing the temperature yet. Because of the southerly winds. The winds are gusting out of the south and that is just pushing in all the warm air. Ahead of the system for thursday. So temperatures right now currently 51 for hagerstown and 68 for fredericksburg and we had a few showers early this morning and done with that. Just cloudy out there and well be dry for the rest of the day. Just breezy and rm upper 60s near 70 degrees. Tomorrow, we are back to the 60s. This is going to impact or lower the impact for thursdays snow. So we are tracking those snow showers im going to get to the details hour by hour coming up in just a little bit. You can always get our forecast on our wusa9 app. D. C. Police shot an Armed Robbery suspect after he attacked a woman at gunpoint. It happened this morning near 13th and good hope road in southeast. Witnesses flagged down police as they chased the suspect and authorities stopped the suspect and shot him when he didnt drop his weapon. All i know is i was behind the bus and next thing i know shots got fired i just jumped off the bus and dude got snot in front of me shot in front of me. Im so disturbed man. Medics rushed the suspect to the hospital with gunshot wounds. Hiss condition at this time is unknown. D. C. Police have charged 36 yearold maryland in connection to the deadly crash overnight in northwest. 65yearold Caroline Ellis of clinton, Million Dollar was struck and maryland was struck and killed as she crossed the intersection at u and 10th street northwest. Jones was speeding. Police were called to irving street off rhode island avenue around 2 00 this morning. Police say the man died at the scene and theres no word as to what led up to the shooting or who pulled the trigger. And police are investigating an unrelated shooting in northwest washington. Investigators say they found the man with a gunshot wound to his cheek overnight on Georgia Avenue near dell field place. Medics rushed him to the hospital and he is expected to survive. In this case no word on any potential suspects. Firefighters responding to an Apartment Fire in northwest d. C. This is in the 3,000 block of connecticut avenue. The fire broke out around 10 0 last night. Firefighters say they arrived to see flames coming from the second floor of the five story apartment building. At least one resident was taken to the hospital. Still no word on that persons condition. Crews are still working to determine the cause of the fire. Freezing rain, sleet, and snow as you can see in these live pictures. Perfect weather for a parade right . Well, despite the forecast up to a million fans are showing up at the victory parade hailing tom brady and the super bowl champion new england patriots. The pats claimed super bowl li staging one of the most stunning comebacks in football history. To defeat the Atlanta Falcons in overtime 3428. I say those guys arent cold at all. Next, well hear from the cab driver and a witness from this bizarre chain of events that happened in philadelphia. Welcome back to wusa9 news. Have you ever gotten a stress test . Well, i have. But two of my colleagues are going to put their hearts to the test for the very first time. Mike hydeck and jan jeffcoat. All part of our heart Love Campaign this february and we want you to be screened as well for free. All month long weve been talking about heart health. Tomorrow the first clinic with our partners at inova urgent care. You can go to locations in north arlington, dunn loring, manassas, tysons, and west springfield. Those free screenings are available tomorrow from 4 00 to 8 00 p. M. And next week well be in maryland and the district. Now that leads us to our next story. Four sisters with the same heart condition and two others waiting to see if they will develop it later in life. A condition that can be deadly. Can you imagine living day in and day out with this . Well, i went to temple hills the recently and met with the sisters wh dilated cardiomyopathy. It could be genetic in their case. We met them in the kitchen of one of the sisters homes. They were all in their socks. Better of the too much than not enough. Making sure that each sister is doing what is necessary to stay heart healthy. Thank you lord for family. They had to make some hard choices. Losing weight, eating properly, and making sure their children are getting heart screenings at an early age. Most of us dont have to think about Something Like that. But this is something the fairington sisters live with but they dont let it get them down. They do cry, and they wipe each others tears away but they hug and laugh and theyre filled with joy. Filled with life. Youll love meeting the farrington sisters as much as i did and july get a chance to do that youll get a chance to do that tonight at 11 00. And as we mentioned, well be hosting sp month long beginning with heart health screenings. Get free cholesterol tests and so much more. For a complete list of locations and dates and times, go to our wusa9 app or website. After he reportedly stole a taxi in downtown philadelphia. A witness captured jeds bizarre yesterdays bizarre incident on the smart phone. After the man assaulted a passenger in the back of the cab he commandeered the vehicle and took off and eventually lost control and hit the can you believe. Thats when other witnesses jumped in and stopped him. The whole ordeal left the real cab driver stunned. Came from the passengers side and he opened the passengers side door. And he grabbed it from the collar and he dragged her on the street. Then he drive off my cab. I started running behind the car. Smoke everywhere. Lots of people hiding in the trees running around. Its crazy. Police say they believe the suspect was under the innc of an unknown substance and are doing a dui test on him. The driver and passenger were not hurt. All right. Its her task and shes willing to take it. Explaining whats going on with the weather. As we said yesterday, were cold one minute. Were warm the next. Cold again. Snow, rain. And then what else . Then actually its going to be mild again this weekend. Im starting the think what could i do outside this weekend . Yes. You dont really think about that. When it comes to february weekend planning. No. Youre not thinking maybe i should go for a walk or maybe that long run. It is heart month and were celebrating heart love and yeah find something to do outside this weekend. That we can to be quite nice especially not only just nice but by february standards pretty glorious. A lot of snow lovers i know i hear you. You are just kind of not going to endorse anytime now but seeing some snow, i have some snow for you. But its going to be so warm that a lot of it is going to melt. So lets explain here. Gh temperatures. 62 for frederick and 64 for gaithersburg and 65 for waldorf and keep on increasing for a little bit head to near 70 degrees for some areas. Now the winds are going to pick up. And thats not going to make it feel 70 degrees. But it is going to be gusty around 6 00 tonight were kind of gusts counting gusts as high as 30 miles per hour. When you are walking the dog you will notice that. All right today our records are are easily are easily going to be beat. And then tonight, were going to be breaking low High Temperature minimum temperature okay that sounds like an oxymoron. Let me explain. Overnight tonight very warm overnight low temperatures. Its going to be the warmest overnight low temperature on this date by first thing tomorrow morning okay . So mid 60s by 8 00 and 10 00 were still in the 60s and we could have a quick passing shower overnight still breezy into the overnight hours. Now were talking snow. Lets fast forward to thursday morning. Now if the ground were cold, for a while, wed be talking about a couple of inches here. Yeah. Absolutely. However, i think this does a how much were going to see when you factor in the fact that its going to be really warm. About a half inch on grassy surfaces and elevated surfaces and higher in elevation we will see a couple of inches. Delays i think would be more likely for that maryland panhandle area. So even though there is a lot of moisture headed our way, the impact its going to be low as the temperature. The roads are not only going to be above 32 theyre going to be near 40 degrees. And much of the snow comes on through. Thats way too warm. So many of the main roads are going to be just fine but were talking about an inch or so for some areas. So lets time it out for you. We have gusty conditions today up to near 70 degrees. So winds will continue overnight. Now by tomorrow, mostly cloudy. The winds start to turn tomorrow. Kind of a couple of passing showers in the afternoon. But generally pretty dry for your wednesday. This is 1 00. Low 60s upper 50s. Now for tomorrow, the 10 30, showers already approaching and this is where we could see a start to some maybe accumulation on the hayer elevations higher elevations. Showers approach and now this is getting into the time frame of the morning commute. Thats why keeping a very close eye on it. This is 6 00. This is prime time. People are getting out on the roads heading to work. Look at the surface temperature. 41 degrees . Thats not going to stick. Now if you get anything cold enough it will start to stick. And then later on in the day, well still have lingering snow showers and the temperatures will fall all day long. And not going to allow that could allow something to stick. Were going to watch it closely and have first alert live doppler out and about making sure everything is melting on contact. We dont have any issues for the morning. All right 68 degrees for today. Record highs, tomorrow record high is 68. So were close to it. Evening showers changing to snow. By first thing thursday morning. Much of the activity is over by the morning. 41 for friday and there you go, your weekend 57 on saturday. 65 with an isolated shower on sunday. Well be right back. One of many pieces in my life. So when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my longterm control medicine. 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