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>> the weather was tough to predict >>. some complications with index of precipitation at times. begins in that makes the afternoon and evening time frame for that looks to be a pretty confident forecast with higher totals coming in west. down line,
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before we start to get a transition into sweet, freezing rain, then to rain. the difference between those different -- we are not going anywhere. stay with us, more ahead. [000:02:15;00] [000:02:52;00] choose, choose, choose.
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plus 24-month financing. hurry, ends monday. know better sleep with sleep number. >> j death of justice antonin nation and little time to remember his legacy before the bickering started over selecting his successor. scalia wasantonin
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known as the conservative thinker of the supreme court and his death was marked by republicans and democrats. >> the influence -- he influenced a generation. landscape. >> he will go down as one of the great justices. .> already a political battle mitch mcconnell threatening that republicans will not confirm any obama nominee. the president saying he will fulfill its responsibility. >> there will be plenty of time for me to do so in for the senate to fill its responsibility to give them person at fair hearing. >> scalia was the longest-serving justice on the current court nominated by reagan in 1986. >> the culmination of a dream. i am greatly honored that the president would have such confidence in me. unanimouslynfirmed and became the first italian a
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-- italian-american member. he died of natural causes in texas. he leaves children. was firm in his conservative base he wasn't afraid to reach across the aisle. counting among his closest friends, ruth bader ginsburg. now to a tragedy that shook a community, a young mother and her toddler shot dead in prince george's county. we were there is people gathered to send shani davis and chloe home. dozens of people came to the market safety christian church -- >> anyway you look at it as a tragedy -- >> unloving tribute to davis and her daughter --
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>> we are sorry about the circumstances. >> and mother and daughter were gunned down on february 2. the courts as 25-year-old darre confessed to the killing. go away to life's work on papers say johnson was angry over a court order to pay 600 months -- $600 a month in child support. he confronted >> davis and shot her anatomic. it is hard to understand why our father would do something like this. isthe service programs together forever. photo after photo shows davis in capitol heights and a smiling happy girl. a week ofly this is call do so many people into young women to start holding on to your children and your surroundings and making good choices. is in jail facing murder charges but on this day
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many are thinking about what might have been. >> i feel so horrible about the situation. >> a celebration of tw , davis and her daughter were buried at resurrection cemetery. one mourners says this was an unbelievably sad day. in the metro, the number two in command has stepped down. the deputy general manager of operations designed -- resigned this week. they named a temporary replacement and says a new real organization will assume be announced. the techies on find the ease congestion appears to be moving forward. jerry collison says a compromise has been reached. that plan calls for immediately eastboundour miles of
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66 from the dulles contractor to boston. as a tolling similar to the i-95 and i 495 express. everybody is happy. for drivers who endure the daily grind of 66 traffic, news of widening is a breath of fresh air. to --is a great idea >> i think it will be worth in -- >> for arlington residents who live by this, it is a different story -- >> i think it is a poor idea. that is not what the road was intended to be. this resident says the initial intention was a two-lane parkway not a beltway thoroughfare. >> burlington is not something you can pave over. i think that is where this is going. >> the agreement reached calls for widening the eastbound
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portion between the dulles connector and polished. arlington leaders expressing disappointment over the deal but pleased by this promise from the >> the widening of 66 will be done on the existing footprint and the existing right-of-way no homes or businesses will be taken with these improvements -- >> as part of the agreement lawmakers fighting proposed tolls and cited that way are dropping their opposition. this allows for solo drivers and 66 to be told during rush hour -- >> i don't want to rose turned into toll roads and i think i might be the direction we are heading. >> i don't want to pay more either but if i want a shortcut to get somewhere and somebody has to pay for it. coming up next, pollution in the potomac river has d.c. taking steps about the fishy leaks.
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the popular at that connects you to local restaurants and safety money.
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we have to go through the tomorrow morning before we talk and track possible step on presidents' day.
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>> is one of the lasting images from the blizzard. snow dumped in parking lots by the truckload. scene.uch different snow dumped. ..c. water is worried about it the snow is filled with waste that will make its way to the river. the department of energy says filters are in place to catch runoff. a popular local fish is on the do not easy list. recent testing found elevated iraq fish.cb's in -- in rock fish. are an important part of our local economy.
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it. says he should not eat at the main avenue fish market, rock fish are big business. >> one of the most popular -- regional menus. it spawned an entire charter boat industry. recent testing in the potomac has found concerning levels of pcb. pcb is a man-made industrial compound still found in the environment. it is a known carcinogen. d.c. found levels of 1200 parts per billion, 10 times higher than the most recent testing in virginia. -- tompted d.c. to add
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add the fish to the two naughty list. t. to the do not eat lis is not known where they are picking up the toxins. stop going out on charter boats and recreational fishing. while they were added to the do not eat list, the same testing found other fish are getting out there. catfish were removed from the list. you can now consume them on a limited basis. up, still ahead,
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gravitational waves will allow scientists to see further into the universe than ever before. it could give insight into the big bang theory itself. a announcement was held in college park. the firster craft in gravitational wave detector in the 1960's. space travel enthusiasts will be about to go online and get a look inside the apollo 11 caps off. the smithsonian air and space museum give us a preview of a scan of the craft. the images show when it was like on nasa's first mission to the moon in 1969 and included personal notes written by the crew. those images will be available in june. have you and your friends ever had the endless debate over where to eat yet come now there is a nap. how a new starter matches he was locally owned restaurants while saving you money. to sweepthe newest cap
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the area and it is called potluck. >> we have the belief we are in people time locally. >> this one had its start in a basement. in bethesda.d it the opposite of the dreaded search pricing, specializing in discount pricing. he will save between 10-30 5% the next time you eat out. claims without having restaurant prices when it is raining should not be the same as prices on a friday night at 6:00. supply and demand for the restaurant industry. if you are the people, the discount. >>,idea is catching on martin 50,000 people already use it. >> one night i went out with my girlfriend tickets and wings and we ended up paying like, eight dollars for 20 wins.
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it was awesome. >> businesses are taking>> an influx of people on tuesday and he said he said, ok, this >> people wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the app. had you start saving? down of the apps. once on your phone, you open it up and click spin -- able pick a restaurant and sugar to discount . if you do not like the rest around, you can go to the anywhere else on the app can percent. he will only get one spin per day. good luck. just use that with my mom. >> you are at the mercy of whatever pops up. >> no, that gives you the best deal. you can say, oh, i want the 10%. ok.ll right, i wish we could spin the wheel on getting a better weather forecast. can we stay away from the snow? no, not going to happen. snow coming back in. unlike look from the torpedo
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factory. real-time temperatures -- don't feel anything like it. 14 degrees, 30 degrees under the average. going to stop. nearly 10 below zero in hagerstown. a lot of different areas right around zero. right into the forecast, freezing, windy, or fridge it. wind lets up on valentine's day. tracking snow on presidents' day monday. this is to a nixon of what we call ice college. snow melts terrain, re-freezes -- incomplete changes --
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rain by monday night. snow midday. once again, morning lows -- single digits to 12. 10 below zero. wind afternoon, 20's. avergage for this time of year. coming in. winter storm watchon monday. of virginia-- over 5 inches. all light snow through monday. more impressive buy light snow. ahades.arker bluwe mixed precipitation. late could be slick
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agernoon evening. by our forecast looks to be right on, 1-3. mountains, higher totals. onset even main roads dicey on monday evening but by monday night, all rain.
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accumulating snow will be washed away. now, most liekly, rain going to wash it off. next, 300,000 new cases of lyme disease each year. noit's our annual presidents day sale. which means it's the perfect time to create the perfect home.
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from classic to contemporary, havertys. >> health matters and learned online. it may not feel like it but take season is around the corner. researchers say this season they do have a new tool to detect the disease early. already shut the particle -- >> researchers at george mason university it has been three years >> in the making. it makes us feel very proud but also it breaks your heart to hear about patients who have not been diagnosed early on who then got more and more symptoms and suffered.
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>> lance says when it comes to lyme disease, early detection is key. diagnose.en we miss testing for lyme disease is not very a disease right after the bite. sometimes before any symptoms. right now, they do it primarily for urine testing. >> the problem is when you diagnose it early, you have very [indiscernible] biomarkers. >> a solution they are using markers much easier to detect. the submission is made up of billion of particles that look like this and they capture bacteria.the
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