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>> an unbelievable story from tampa, florida, a mother gave birth to play 14-pound baby! the baby was delivered naturally. and the mother did not know she was pregnant until after her third trimester. when she found that, initially she thought she was having twins. >> i was like, does anybody know how much my baby ways? -- baby weighs? they were like, your baby weighs 14 pounds, one ounce. adorably huge. >> avery's dasd said that his son is a linebacker in the making.
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>> now a check of the forecast. >> by about 10:00 tomorrow morning we will be warm. overnight lows in the upper 20's, suburbs, middle 30's downtown. we will climb quickly tomorrow. lunchtime, lower 50's. the highs tomorrow nearing 60 degrees. some of us will hit 60 degrees possibly even surpassed that especially fredericksburg, culpeper. rain overnight sunday into monday. in the temperatures tumble by the end of the week.
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>> major developments in the battle against isil. the u.s. is trying to find out
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if it american held by the terrorist group is dead. and we're hearing more of about the six people arrested and charged with supporting terrorists. >> where is the proof? that is the question from washington to the middle east after isis claimed that its last known american hostage died during coalition airstrikes. militants say 26-year-old kayla mueller from arizona died in this building, destroyed by the jordanian government. mueller's family released a statement overnight address that isis. " you told us that you treated kayla as your guest. as your guest, offer safety and well-being remains your responsibility." there are concerns that isis is getting help from inside the united states. this week, six people all living
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low-key lives in low-key towns of suburban chicago, st. louis, and upstate new york were arrested. a wired cash and used u.s. mail to send tactical equipment and militarily very clothing to turkey that was smuggled to syria. a person appeared in federal court in chicago this morning. and into help translate the charges. >> keep an open mind and remember that people are innocent until proven guilty. >> neighbors are shocked. >> it makes you feel sort of less safe. >> officials emphasize the group was not plotting attacks inside the united states. >> president obama unveiled his 2016 budget. while republican say many of the requests are nonstarters, there are possible areas of agreement. karen travers looks at the nearly $4 trillion proposals. >> president obama's 2015 budget
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arrived on capitol hill a massive $4 trillion spending plan. but before lawmakers get to that, president obama was them to focus on the most immediate legit issue. funding for the department of homeland security runs out at the end of this month. >> fund the department. pure and simple. >> republicans are using the issue to wage a fight against the white house over the immigration actions of the president. >> but don't jeopardize our national security over this disagreement. >> the 2016 budget calls for nearly $4 trillion of spending, a 6.4% increase from this year. it includes a $478 billion public works from to upgrade the nation's highways and bridges. republicans are angry about tax increases, a few trillion dollars, including $320 billion
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on new taxes on corporations and the wealthiest americans. the obama administration that towards expanded tax cuts for the middle class. the president's budget will also put been sequester cuts put in place in 2011. >> i want to replace mindless austerity with smart investments. >> president obama's budget is an opening gesture. now congress ghost rain lately negotiation process before sending something back to the president's desk. -- now congress will go through a length the negotiation process. >> maryland governor larry hogan unveiled his plan for the year. brad bell has the details. >> the governor of the state of maryland! >> governor larry hogan was greeted warmly, but the mood was a little acs he painted a grim pitcher of the state of the state. >> marilyn's antibusiness
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attitude, combined with onerous tax and regulatory policies, have rendered us unable to compete with any other states in the region. it is the reason that businesses, jobs, and taxpayers have been fleeing the state. >> republicans applauded democrats sat stonefaced as he revealed his legislative agenda, which includes an expansion of charter schools and fewer tax cuts. he would repeal the rain tax stop taxing pensions, retired military and first responders, stop the gas tax, and reduce property taxes for small business owners. >> it's time for a new direction in maryland. >> republicans loved what they heard. >> the governor hit the nail on the head. >> democrats took the speech as a personal attack. senate president mike miller said that hogan is tossing the idea of government "in the toilet." >> this is a great state and he
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better start praising the state. >> brad bell, abc 7 news. >> montgomery county public schools superintendent joshua starr is stepping down. he will leave his past february 16. neither starr nor the board of education would say why they would part ways. larry bauer's, the district's chief operating officer, will serve as the interim superintendent. the site of the navy yard shooting opened this week after a renovation. mike could mean shows us how the remodeled building honors those who lost their lives. >> navy yard workers celebrated the reopening of building 197 now known as the humphries building, who designed the nations first warships. it is a fitting symbol of resilience. >> 17 months ago we were knocked
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down but we did not stay down. we supported the fleet, the navy, and each other. >> after the building ceremonial christening, workers open the new memorial inside, dedicated to the victims of the shooting rampage in 2013 when a former navy reservist used his contractor badge to access the base and through hallways with a sawed-off shotgun. >> human nature says we are not ready to go back. a lot of people are emotionally traumatized. going into the facility, it is like reliving it. >> many felt strongly they wanted to come back. >> most people felt happy and secure. >> it's good to be back home. >> workers are returning to a brand-new, high-tech facility that went from design to approval to construction in less than 12 months. >> our job was not to get this building done, it was to get this building right.
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>> coming up -- the district appears to kick off a major project to improve the electrical grid. and big news for readers. when the author of "how to kill a mockingbird" releases her sequel. >> and how is 60 degrees sunday sound? the seven-day forecast coming up.
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>> this summer d.c. will embark
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on a billion-dollar construction project to improve the electrical grid. what does this mean for you? >> with a confirmation and some spray paint, the surveyors are prepping for a billion-dollar utility upgrade of the nation's capital. in may of last year, former mayor the vincent gray signed a bill to make a stronger electrical grid by moving power lines underground. the project is a provision between d.c., ddot andpepco. the one billion-dollar price tag will largely be funded by customers, which will pay each month. it was just four years ago citing poor reliability, that business insider named pepco the
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most hated company in america. numbers obtained from 7 on your side show they have improved. in 2006, the average outage lasted 4.5 hours. by 2013, that was reduced to just over 2. the number of outages also decreased, from 13% of customers in 2010 to just .88% in 2013. both stats are now belowhe industry average. >> this initiative will contribute to increased reliability come in tandem with existing liability enhancement programs in the district. >> this survey has already happened in ward three, were construction is scheduled to begin in june. this map shows the first stage. according to pepco underground lines will be 95% more efficient. but they come with a downside. more road construction.
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>> we will try to limit the inconvenience. we also think this project is worth it. >> ahead a nice start to the weekend, but get ready for warm weather sunday.
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>> so what do we thank for this
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weather system? >> the jet stream moving up north, allowing so much of the united states to have unseasonably mild temperatures. tomorrow we get about 60 degrees. look at this great sunrise that we captured from the weatherbug camera. that is from the belle haven country club in alexandria. really brilliant. a good bit of cloud cover today but some peaks of sunshine today. absolutely stunning sunset. we got to 50 degrees today at reagan national. now we have dropped to 38 degrees, dulles international that 31. manassas currently 27 degrees, one of our coldest spots. along the jet stream are some clouds. we see some of those on the satellite radar. further toward the north, the snow showers falling through
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syracuse, boston, even new york city on the cusp of the wet weather. we will see a little bit as because front starts to track further to the south. until then, unseasonably wild -- unseasonably mild temperatures. the cold air well to the north. 71 today in st. louis. it was a record high for the day. the temperatures for the most part across the eastern half of the united states well above average. 30 degrees above normal in st. louis today. going forward tonight, it's cold, but not as cold as it has been. 37 in the district overnight the suburbs colder, upper 20's, lower 30's. after the cold start tomorrow the temperatures warm nicely. by 10:00 46 degrees, 52 degrees by lunchtime. by about 3:00, 4:00, we have the peak heating and we'll be right
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around 60 degrees. the clouds thickening through the later half of the day of the next front approaches. sunday, nice and dry but overnight, closer to midnight, the rain showers work in. by about 7 a.m. monday scattered showers dorring radar. -- scattered showers dotting rad ar. showers lingering possibly into the evening commute. lower 50's on monday. notice the downward trend of temperatures. a bit of a reprieve wednesday upper 40's. thursday, a cold front slides through, upper 30's. mostly cloudy, cannot rollout a stray rain shower, but it is definitely going to bring bitterly cold air by friday. highs only in the upper 20's. >> enjoy the near 60's tomorrow. one of the most beloved books of
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the past century has a sequel. barbara lee's second novel -- harper lee's sequel to "to kill a mockingbird" comes out this year. she wrote the sequel before her pulitzer prize winning classic. she said that she forgot about it before a friend found it attached to kill a mockingbird." learn how the library of congress is giving an important look to a woman who gate it
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>> the library of congress is opening a rare archive to researchers. caroline tucker takes us inside for a glimpse of the life of rosa parks. >> i have been pushed around all my life and i felt at this moment that i could not take it anymore. >> following her arrest, in her own handwriting, she describes the moment when she sat down in the front of the segregated bus december 1, 1955, in montgomery, alabama. >> we have a window into the mind of rosa. >> curators at the library of congress are opening their newest archive of the memos, letters, and family heirlooms of rosa parks. >> it was that important to preserve these records of her life. you have to ask yourself why. >> this is the house that she
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grew up in. >> family photographs never seen before. >>this is a small portion of the 7500 documents and photographs in the collection. the library of congress will have it on loan. the notes and pitchers explain a deeper story of the private life behind a very public woman. >> always viewed as the demure, perfectly coiffed but the eyes burned fire. >> while her wife may have been defined by that moment, she left a question for future generations. >> when the facts of my life are told, are they interested or in different? will the results have been harmful or good? >> that answer may lie in the pieces of rosa parks' past. >> two large piles of dirt in
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arlington are not going anywhere. they are near route 50 and the washington boulevard interchange. the construction debris is covered by several feet of soil. vdot will the site rather than pay millions to move the pile.
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