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washington. sewer water - gushing out of a manhole - and flooding nearby homes. the rush for repairs this morning. times up at the golden globes.. as hollywood tackles sexual harassment. the top moments... big winners and unforgettable speech by none other than oprah.
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the deep freeze finally beginning to thaw as temperatures slowly creep back up.. but not before a little more snow. the winter weather alert for your ride home from work. good morning washington. toss to eileen - winter weather advisory from 3pm to 9pm - light freezing rain possible, most likely a glaze around the metro and points nw - milder temperatures finally with highs in the 50s to near 60 thursday/friday today: mostly cloudy, afternoon rain and freezing rain possible (glaze to 0.05") highs: 31-37 wind: s 5-10 mph tonight: rain ends, mostly cloudy lows: 26-33 wind: w 5 mph tuesday: partly cloudy to mostly sunny highs: upper 40s happening now.. a water main break
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prince george's county. this morning - multiple basements are filled with feet of sewage and water. suzanne kennedy is live in fort washington with a look at the damage. winter break is extending for howard university undergrads.
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are damaged following our bitter cold temperatures. classes for them were supposed to begin today. but the start date has now been pushed back to next tuesday, january 16th. however, classes for students in howard's professional schools and colleges will begin today. freezing temperatures caused several steam pipes to
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steam is filling the buildings, causing a serious hazard now.. and could eventually lead to mold. giant tubes are now sucking moisture out of the buildings. but the process will take some time. again - this just in - fairfax county schools are closed today. remember, you can get alerts when your child's school is closed or delayed -- sent right to your phone by signing up at wjla-dot-com. new this morning.. the golden globes, draped in black. this year's award show - tackling sexual harassment head-on. on the red carpet.. a sea of black as a-list stars showed solidarity with the me too and times up movements by wearing black. and during the show itself - host seth meyers quickly set the tone by taking aim at alleged perpetrators of and abuse.
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but the star of the night - oprah winfrey. she became the first black woman ever to receive the globes' cecil b. demille award.. and brought the audience to its feet as she summed up the night, and the times. as for the film awards.. "three billboards
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missouri" took home best motion picture, drama. "lady bird" won best picture, for a musical or comedy.. and the top t-v winner, "big little lies" -- which took home four golden globes. from the awards, to the red carpet - we've got everything golden globes, right here on good morning washington. our own kidd o'shea is in hollywood. a live report from los angeles is coming up at six. today the military is saying "me too".. this morning, advocates for female servicembers will hold a demonstration outside the pentagon to raise awareness about sexual assault and harassment in the military. a demonstration is set for eight this morning at the pentagon metro station. still ahead - a travel nightmare at one of the nation's busiest airports.
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temrinal at jfk... stranding passengers and canceling flights. turkeys terrorizing an ohio neighborhood. the wild birds turning some neighborhood. the wild birds turning some residents into chickens.. eileen live tease
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from 3pm to 9pm - light freezing rain possible, most likely a glaze around the metro and points nw - milder temperatures finally with highs in the 50s to near 60 thursday/friday today: mostly cloudy, afternoon rain and freezing rain possible (glaze to 0.05") highs: 31-37 wind: s 5-10 mph tonight: rain ends, mostly cloudy lows: 26-33 wind: w 5 mph tuesday: partly cloudy to mostly sunny highs: upper 40s
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but look out... there's a scam targeting some of you. consumer reporter john matarese warns us about winning letters - that are not what they seem... so you don't waste your money. thanksgiving has passed..but it seems like one group of turkeys are out for
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--terrorizing a neighborhood in cleveland.
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rocky river say the turkeys have become overly aggressive. it's gotten so bad - that the mailman has not delivered mail to about 20 families because he keeps getting attacked. homeowners think the birds are sticking around because someone is feeding them and the city says they can't do anything to get rid of them. time now for weather - winter weather advisory from 3pm to 9pm - light freezing rain
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glaze around the metro and points nw - milder temperatures finally with highs in the 50s to near 60 thursday/friday today: mostly cloudy, afternoon rain and freezing rain possible (glaze to 0.05") highs: 31-37 wind: s 5-10 mph tonight: rain ends, mostly cloudy lows: 26-33 wind: w 5 mph tuesday: partly cloudy to mostly sunny highs: upper 40s coming up - a secret spacex launch. what we're learning
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this afternoon. we've got a full list scrolling on the bottom of your screen.. toss to eileen - winter weather advisory from 3pm to 9pm - light freezing rain possible, most likely a glaze around the metro and points nw - milder temperatures finally with highs in the 50s to near 60 thursday/friday today: mostly cloudy, afternoon rain and freezing rain possible (glaze to 0.05") highs: 31-37 wind: s 5-10 mph tonight: rain ends, mostly cloudy lows: 26-33 wind: w 5 mph tuesday: partly cloudy to mostly sunny highs: upper 40s
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happening now.. a water main break
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prince george's county. this morning - multiple basements are filled with feet of sewage and water. suzanne kennedy is live in fort washington with a look at the damage. happening now. hundreds of fliers still stuck at jfk
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water main break flooded a major terminal. adrianna hopkins with more on the latest headache caused by the lingering effects of the deep freeze blanketing the east coast. as of right now 35 flights have been delayed and 9 have been canceled. take a look at what happened sunday. a frozen pipe which feeds a sprinkler system -- burst and water just rushed to the floor. three inches of water fell on the ground taking out a terminal that services delta and 30 international airlines. that water caused the electricity to shut
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forced to turn around - causing a ripple affect at airports around the country. this came just days after thousands of flights were canceled due to last weeks snow storm. an investigation into sunday's incident has been launched to figure out why the pipe was not weather protected. a seven on your side health alert.. this flu season is especially severe, with many more outbreaks than usual. 46 states are reporting widespread flu activity. and that includes our area. nationwide, there are already more than 41-thousand confirmed cases. that's more than twice as many as this time last year. it's not too late to get a flu shot. health officials say it's only about 30-percent effective against the most powerful strain. but it can help make your symptoms less severe. it all comes down to this - happening tonight - it's the college football national championship. georgia will face alabama in an all-sec title game. for the bulldogs - this is a chance decades in the making. georgia last won a national championship in 1980. meanwhile the crimson tide will be
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third straight championship. kickoff is at eight o'clock. the buffalo bills played in their first playoff game in 18 years sunday.. and former bills great - oj simpson was cheering on from las vegas. here he is - posing for a picture with bills fans at moondoggies bar and grill. oj is all smiles there.. but he's now moving towards a 100 million dollar lawsuit against the cosmopolitan hotel. he and his attorney say they are confident an employee there provided "fraudulent" claims to tmz that he was drunk and disruptive inside a bar at the resort before being banned. simpson was just released from prison in november. this morning we're still waiting to learn the names of two people who had very lucrative weekends. a powerball ticket that matched all six numbers was sold at this store in new hampshire. the lucky winner will take home a 559 million dollar jackpot. and in florida - another lucky winner will take home a 450 million dollar prize from friday night's dwi
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sold in tampa. coming up - a rail refund why the next metro meltown could mean money in your pocket. and you're waking up on winter weather alert. eileen live tease - winter weather advisory
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before we start, i just want to say if anyone still doesn't have fios, please stay out of the way so your lag doesn't get us all killed, ben.
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possible, most likely a glaze around the metro and points nw - milder temperatures finally with highs in the 50s to near 60 thursday/friday today: mostly cloudy,
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rain possible (glaze to 0.05") highs: 31-37 wind: s 5-10 mph tonight: rain ends, mostly cloudy lows: 26-33 wind: w 5 mph tuesday: partly cloudy to mostly sunny highs: upper 40s the awards season is back in black
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saying times' up for sexual harassment in hollywood. the powerful statement on the red carpet and the stage. on the defense bannon backtracks over his comments in a bombshell book about the white house. plus - why another presidential advisor is escorted away by security! johnny live
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spend in delays on metro. the next time a metro meltdown makes you late for work.. you could be getting a refund! john gonzalez is live in rosslyn with the new idea.. breaking right now - traffic now getting by on east west
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water main break overnight. this is a live look now there near new hampshire avenue/ as you can see crews are still working.. but we're told all lanes are getting by. julie wright wil have another update in about five minutes. howard university undergraduates are getting an extended winter break, because of problems caused by freezing temperatures. classes were supposed to begin today. but the start date has now been pushed
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however, classes for students in howard's professional schools and colleges will begin today. the cold weather caused several steam pipes to crack. giant tubes are now sucking moisture out of the buildings. a traffic watch update - the recent cold weather is delaying the opening of beach drive until next week. the national park sersvice says the stretch between tilden street and broad branch road will now re-open by next monday. it was orginialy set to re-open today. the closure is part of a three-year improvement project. developing now.. president trump and his staff members remain on the offensive.. following the release of the book, "fire and fury." adrianna hopkins is here with the latest. michael wolff's book paints an unflattering picture of the trump presidency. mr. trump and his aides say the book is untruthful. and they call it "poorly written fiction." white house adviser stephen miller defended the president on cnn's "state of the union." meanwhile former white house chief strategist steve
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bannon is apologizing for comments attributed to him in that book. he was quoted as calling donald trump junior "treasonous" for meeting with russians at trump tower. bannon now says he used the word "treasonous" to refer to former campaign manager paul manafort. a historic day today in montgomery county. the cabin john park volunteer fire department will announce it's first ever female chief! corinne piccardi is a 20-year veteran of the fire, rescue and ems service... and served all of her volunteer years with cabin john park. and get this piccardi isn't just making history there.. she's also the first female chief in all of montgomery county! a swearing in ceremony is set for seven tonight. it's 5: and time f
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- winter weather advisory from 3pm to 9pm - light freezing rain possible, most likely a glaze around the metro and points nw - milder temperatures finally with highs in the 50s to near 60 thursday/friday today: mostly cloudy, afternoon rain and freezing rain possible (glaze to 0.05") highs: 31-37 wind: s 5-10 mph tonight: rain ends, mostly cloudy lows: 26-33 wind: w 5 mph tuesday: partly cloudy to mostly sunny highs: upper 40s
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new this morning - the 75th annual
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awards honoring the best in movies and television. but this year - the focus wasn't on who took home trophies. david daniel has more.
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everything golden globes, right here on good morning washington. our own kidd o'shea is in hollywood. a live report from los angeles is coming up at six. coming up - a wat
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larry: breaking news, more schools closing by the minute. autria: an already growing list of schools. jefferson county schools in west virginia. larry: fredericksburg city schools, you were running on a two-hour delayed this morning. we have the latest closings and delays scrolling at the bottom of your screen. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] larry: we say hello this morning. julie wright tracking water main breaks. autria: let's get started with the reason for the water main breaks. eileen: this morning, we are already waking up to dry temperatures. the national weather service issued a winter weather advisory that goes into effect at 1:00

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