Next we hear about Water Infrastructure investment. Officials discussed how the impact on your community. This will be about two hours. I am happy to be with my colleagues. I think it is an e i hope we remember to do this, its been a while. Im delighted to be able to be with my colleagues. I think it is a encouraging emissary. I feel it today. We did a lot of good work before we broke for the recess. Still plenty of work to do, but i am encouraged to open up. To get off with this. The committee house, oversight hearing. Drinking water and wastewater privileges. Today we will expand upon those efforts. Focusing on the Drinking Water programs. Nearly 2 years after becoming law, bipartisan infrastructure hoping to make clean water for millions of households, schools, child care facilities across the country. The benefits of this law continue to become a reality in more communities across america, our committee is anxious to hear from stakeholders about how you believe the work is progress
The Israel Military says its forces are increasing their operational readiness for the next stage of the war. The region bracing for a possible largescale Ground Invasion of gaza by the Israeli Military. The Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rallying his front line troops today and pronouncing them ready for whats next. A short while ago i asked an israeli Opposition Leader about the battle ahead. I think were going to do everything that is necessary and probably an incursion is part of this in order to make sure hamas is gone from gaza. They have tried, as you very well know, wolf, we have tried to live next to them, and the result was beheaded babies. So now were going to go and do whatever is necessary to make sure hamas is no longer in gaza. Lets go back to sara right now. I understand there are sirens going off in tel aviv where you are. Theyre very loud, as you know. Weve experienced that. It is starting to rain and now we are starting to hear sirens. Im going to be quiet for a s
Hamas Firing A Barrage of rockets. This is video of people scrambling in the wreckage as sirens blared in the israeli city of ash ka lon. Come to us. Come to us. Tell me where i go. You can see streaks in the sky. We have seen the iron dome here three miles from the gaza border. A lot of there is one over there coming in. You are going to hear it right up there. Got it. See if we can watch that one. And you can see those Iron Dome Interceptions right above us. This is video of the destruction in gaza this morning. The government warning that all electricity will completely stop and fuel runs out for Hospital Generators today. Right now we dont know the fate of all the hostages who are kidnapped from israel taken to gaza. President biden confirmed americans are among the captives and at least 20 u. S. Citizens are currently unaccounted for. The death toll in israel from hamas assault continues to rise. 1,200 people now confirmed dead as the scale and savagery of hamas massacre of civili
In fact, right now were looking at readings generally in the teens with lower 20s in leesburg, middleburg and lovettsville with not too much wind. The cold spots are like 6 in arlington, 19 in warrenton, but the winds have turned to the south and thats bringing in some slightly warm air. I know it doesnt feel like it, but it is and as the warm air really comes north, its got a lot of moisture in the mississippi valley. Notice the wintery mix of snow, sleet and rain here moving in from illinois, ohio, indiana and kentucky and thats what were watching because tomorrow as that moisture arrives, not a lot of moisture, but the air and ground is cold enough to have a little freezing rain or light rain. In any event, Winter Weather advisories go up generally in the afternoon from 3 00 to 9 00. Went to 7 00 earlier north and west because even if we went to freezing a few hours, we could still get some freezing cold on the ground. Futurecast by 11 30 or so 20s. The lie pink area is a little lig
From june to july so this will give us a Good Opportunity to see some drier weather and at the same time we get to enjoy some great weather. The mike michael son camera starting off pretty good. Its comfortable out there, maybe even more so than yesterday. The dry air has moved off farther south. So were starting off cooler than we were this time yesterday for areas south of 66. We have 50s on the map. 59 for frederick and gaithersburg. 64 for manassas. And through southern maryland, youre into the 60s as well. Highs into the upper 80s today, very similar to yesterday except not as breezy. Over to mike. Reporter we are following some breaking news right now in the newsroom. A major fire in west virginia. Two, possibly three buildings in old town Harpers Ferry are in flames near the historic district. The call came in around 3 15. Were told the buildings are businesses and it appear no, sir one was inside. Fire crews from jefferson, berkley counties in west virginia, Loudoun County in v