but terry mcauliffe thinks this is too important a time for partisan politics. mcauliffe reaches out to democrats anand urges them to support the bill. and the bill passes. terry mcaulie. putting virginia first.

he went this far with this information and this whole situation. >> now the question is how much further will he go? issue isr hot button the u.s. government decision to help revels in syria. why now? a great question because, for the last two weeks, we have had the option to play some role. the reason lies because he didn't know if he really wanted to get involved involved in this very messy middle eastern conflict. get out ofe wants to wars in the middle east and he wants to focus on folks in the domestic situation at home.

this is potentially very explosive. , he said we ago were getting out of wars and conflicts. so why do it now? >> some of his critics on the republican side of the aisle say, where have you been this full-time? he is not going in with both feet first. he is not promising american soldiers. he is not promising heavy arms. he is offering them small arms. there is some concern whether if they do get too involved in this conflict. >> this will be one of the many topics that will take place at the g-8 -- at the g-8. what are some of the pressures? what are the different conflicts he will face in the next few days? >> at some point, he has to sit down with vladimir putin of russia. >> about stealing the patriots

super bowl ring, right? >> exactly. support for all of this and being the regime's main supporter of all this. this will be a very tense conversation between the two leaders. >> it would be great to be a fly on that wall. mr. kraft is still looking for his ring. alex, thank you. has rulede court that human genes cannot be patented. the unanimous decision reversed previous decisions on naturally occurring genes. synthetically created in a can still be panted. -- can still be patented. court watchers say that the decision will have a profound effect on medical and biotech industries. after four years as america's dr., surgeon general regina benjamin will step down next month.

in any mill to staff, she said she plans to remain involved in public health. did the surgeon general will fill her job until he permanent replacement is named. americans confidence in commerce has fallen to an all-time low. a gallup low finds just 10% of americans have faith in the institution. that is last on the list of 16 institutions. the presidency in the courts fared better. the institution that americans have the most confidence in is the us military. in a historic moment this week on capitol hill, congressman jonathan dingle is the new longest serving.congressman he has been there in the house since the eisenhower administration. in the meantime, parents in southeast dc are outraged that

they were not told about an out rake of scabies on campus -- an outbreak of scabies on campus. >> divided into two charter schools, an all boys school and excel academy, and all-girls school. that is where caleb goes to school. -- that is where kayla goes to school. she says it wasn't till she picked her up last wednesday that she was told several kids had scabies. scabies are microscopic mites that hide underneath the upper layer of the skin. they easily spread through skin contact. only a doctor's prescription can kill them. school administrators decided to close the school two days last week. the principal at the all boys school would not go on camera, but told us that he had two confirmed cases and that they used thursday and friday of last

week to fumigate the building. a parent from the all-girls school says that more than 20 girls were affected. is why they had to take up all the carpet in the school. there is no carpet. >> we need to know what is going on. >> this father is upset over the lack of communication. >> it is important for us to let people know. if they don't know, more and more students can get it. >> he worries that because school is about to land, others will -- other students will show up with scabies and intact students in the neighborhoods. >> after billions of dollars and months of construction, a set at four metro's silver line. some are wondering what this mean for the entire project. and a date on her for an alexander police officer -- and a big honor for an allen's and

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we may live in houses. but we are born for busch gardens. >> hearings are scheduled tomorrow at guantánamo bay for the alleged 9/11 mastermind. he and several others are on trial for war crimes. these hearings are expected to last all week. and aa lengthy protest teacher strike that lasted a week and a half, dozens of shopping -- dozens of chicago metro schools will be closed for good. on wednesday, the city is shutting down 49 schools as well as staff members. leaders in chicago said there just isn't enough money in the budget to keep every school open.

here in dc, a statue of abolitionist frederick douglass is set to be unveiled. it has been pushed that it be among notable figures representing 50 states. allison starling presented the valor award on thursday for an officer who had been shot in the head. he peacefully2, subdued and armed follicle substance -- an armed volatile suspect. -- a volatile >> he has never left our family. honor theor awards best of police, fire and sheriffs from the previous years. plenty of unsettled weather last week.

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>> earlier in the night, we were talking about some pop-up thunderstorms. see a few that may linger into the early morning hours and then maybe a 20%-30% chance during the day tomorrow. it definitely will be a washout. 80 degrees still at reagan national airport. that is due to the cloud cover. temperatures had a tough time falling with the installation of her head. 76 this hour in silver spring, maryland and no rain to speak of. in the district and 73 degrees in arlington. we will look for temperatures to fall into the mid-to-upper-60s to the mid-70s.

cool air off to the north and west of us if you want to call 71 degrees cool. but michigan is now at 51 degrees. mile there just off the west. -- mild air just off to the west. this will follow a weather system that will remain stationary over the next week or so. satellite and radar, most of the showers and thunderstorms, none of it severe, remain south of the dc metro for the evening hours. it remained that way -- it will remain that way through the morning hours. here we are in the beltway, dc, and the shower activity mainly down to fredericksburg, clipping a little bit of southern maryland and across into the day and it's been sitting -- and ocean city and

hopefully out to see. -- out to sea. there will be some breaks in the clouds some are with some sunshine. we may see some pop-up showers, but only 20%-30% chance of anything at all. take your umbrellas tomorrow just to be on the safe side. we will clear all of this out of here with lots of sunshine by wednesday and thursday and ties back into the 80s. here is our forecast for tonight. the wind will generally be out of the west at 5-10 miles per hour. during the day tomorrow, partly cloudy and a chance for a thunderstorm or two. once again, 20%-30% chance. the extended outlook with temperatures mainly around 80 degrees on wednesday and low humidity with lots of sunshine. a little bit warmer on friday and back into the middle 80s by saturday and sunday. no large-scale or severe weather

out recs expected anytime soon -- weather outbreaks

andfter years of planning billions of dollars, it looks like the metro silver line will be opening as originally planned. six and a half month old and him and may look happy now, but don't the fold -- but don't be fooled by this smile and he tried nonstop while stuck in traffic. >> as long as we have lived here, it seems that this has been going on. we needed to come in today to see about our camera and it has taken us on our in what could take about 20 minutes to get here. >> they needed to come here where their camera was. the assistant manager peter says

they are lucky that customers are loyal given the inconvenience of getting here due to silver line construction. construction phase, it affected business, and not just our business, with construction and people not finding [indiscernible] >> the metropolitan washington airport authority spokesperson told us that they have not announced a new completion date and are working to meet the current deadline. but they did tell community leaders in maryland that the project could he delayed by at least one month. but until this project is finally finished, this commuter has to plan his work life around the construction traffic. >> in the past, you could stay here later and still get back to maryland in a reasonable hour. i am out of tysons.

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