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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 sites and days available for giving to meet the shortage. Ellis is leading the celebration of Nationa...

WDIO Created: December 28, 2020 04:42 PM The colder temps has lead to a rise in fires. That's 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 you're in the room. It's not a main heating source. Also, don't plug them into an outlet with other appliances. The wiring can overheat. And make sure there aren't things like clothes or curtains around it," Consie...

And roads in some areas are impassable. >> senate as announced a large relief bill. most of the money over $18 billion goes to fema's 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. >> amazon's competition's bid for a second home is heating um. the companies received 238 bids for a second headquarters spanning 54 states, provinces and territories across north america including a last-minute bid from puerto rico. it's a bit of a lo...

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 how can you help? how can you make a difference? we thought we would introduce to you a disaster prog...

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 that's doing just a little bit better. so what are the politicians saying about it? here's 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 focus on this. we've now gone 42 months with the unemployment rate above 8%. both of them are righ...