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he's now in police custody. they saw him and ashley olsen leave the disco together and go back to her apartment. olsen suffered two skull fractures before she was strangled this past weekend. back to you. good morning, everyone. i'm "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck t. bell. a milder afternoon with more sunshine coming our way. as i mentioned a couple of minutes ago, a chance for rain coming on your friday night. that's the next thing to work for. cloudy skies at 4:00 in the afternoon with temperatures near 50, but by 9:00, a likelihood of moderate rain. if you're going out to dinner and a movie, go out to the early show and try to get home as early as you can because that could be heavy rain. for now, though, nothing to worry about this morning. the next 24 hours, a cold start
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today, 25 at 7:00 this morning, 40, nice ant dry and 42 to get your day started. here's traffic with kim mccormick. >> things are still fairly quiet. the headlights making trip to ok. be prepares for a little bit of a delay and a detour through the neighborhood. live in gaithersburg, shady grove road at 355, nothing going on here. nice and quiet for you. all around the area, there is no worries on the road so far. it's happened. someone has hit the $1.6 billion jackpot. in fact, three people have hit the jackpot. it will be split three way. there are winners in california,
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florida, and tennessee. your winning power ball numbers there on your screen -- there were also multi. million-dollar tickets sold in our area. darrierrick ward with where the were sold. >> calls for help as this fire forced dozens of people out into the cold. the fire damages nearly 50 units in this adelphi, maryland, apartment building. take a look. this is dramatic video showing firefighters pulling people from their balconies. three firefighters and two residents are recovering this morning. one resident is seriously hurt. they believe the fire began in a top floor apartment around 5:20. they spent hours sifting through burned debris from the kitchen
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area. they say the construction of the 160s-era big prevented more damage because of no attic. one is thankful for the response. >> it's frigid, but, again, like neighbors who came out with just the shirt on their back, i have high powe thermal wear, so i'm good but more concerned for them. >> he hecht them warm up in his car. in all, 85 firefighters were called out. they've turned off all of the building's electricity and gas to be safe. we'll be keep aing an eye out for any proactivities cha chicago later today. mayor rahm emanuel dropped his opposition to this yesterday. police shot a teenager.
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he did not have waep but was running from the officers after they say he stole a car. schools will receive $5 million in the death of freddie gr gray. senator ben cardin will join administrators with the grant announcement this afternoon. >> reporter: i'm megan mcgrath outside the wilson building where paid family leave is up for discussion later on this morning. if passed, d.c. would have the most generous paid family leave act in the country. before it comes up for vote, a lot of discussion and study needs to take place and there may even be changes made to the bill itself. let's take a look at the proposal. some of the specifics here. it would require d.c. employers to provide up to 16 weeks of paid family leave. that could be used after the birth of a child or to care for
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a sick or elderly relative. now, the program would be paid for by a special tax of up to 1%. supporter of the bill say it would benefit workers, especially those who lose their wages. some say the program could cost too much and could prompt some businesses to lean the area rather than pay that tax. the hearing getting under way in the wilson building. back to you in the stew owe. >> thank you. it's 5:05. a federal judge is considering donald trump's challenge of virginia's so-called loyalty vote. it requires voters to sign a statement that they are republicans. he says that isness constitutional. highly devicive issues are shaping the year ahead in politics. governor terry mcauliffe expect
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as fight over tolls inside the beltway. in his state of the commonwealth address last night he talked about the difference the project will make for drivers in our area. >> we've made a great progress in unlocking lanes in virginia. >> the governor also warned republicans he won't think twice about vetoing any laws he thinks curbs abortion rights or expands gun laws. there are not enough to override a veto on a party line vote. >> take a look at the temperatures as you head out the door. whether you're walking or drive, you'll want to bundle up. chuck has a closerer look at 5:11. why members voted to remove him and the sergeant taking his place.
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welcome back. a police chase ended in dramatic fashion outside a tv station. take a look. she jumped out of the car and tried to get inside the billing through a side door. the station quickly went on lock joup. when police arrived. the woman tried to get back into her car. she was eventually arrested. no indication that alcohol was a factor in this case. there is a new person taking charge of the d.c. policionion. sergeant matthew mull was elected according to the "washington post." mull wants to establish a better relationship between the union and d.c. police chief cathy lani lanier. >> it's tyke to take a look at the "weather & traffic on the 1s." the lack of wind makes the difference, chuck. >> makes all the difference in the world. no windchills to worry about.
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other than needing to layer up, not much of an impact inside or out. so for your commute. off to a cold start. plenty of clouds around. we'll be back to more and more sunshine by later on this afternoon. today's heise up to 408 degrees. driving north, maybe a couple of snow showers. a pretty good day on the commute. a looked a the weekend in ten minutes. >> a little bit of a mild day. southbound 395 south of seminary, two left lanes get by until 8:00 a.m. that's normal ongoing construction and 66 as you're making your way, no reports of any problems, all lanes are open and you're up to speed. when you get in your car, don't forget to tune in on your radio
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saying in part we are deeply saddened by the senseless acts that have taken place. our hearts are with the people of indonesia. back to you. >> thank you. last night the powerball record was $1.5 billion. three. one in maryland, one in fredericksburg, and one in bladensburg. hey, derrick. >> reporter: you know what? there's a lucky patron. whether they know it or not, that's a mystery. the three-called gold ticketing being sold in california, florida, an tennessee but to have three in this area, that's impress v. they don't want to go on camera
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officially. sales were really up for this drawing. it started out at about $4 million back in nosh. another authentic about this is even if they don't sell a winning ticket, all of those places that get that increased customer presence, that foot traffic -- you know, went in here and bought a coffee and doughnut because i was in 7-eleven, you can't help it. but the merchant who sells the winning ticket gets about 6%. that's something more too. hope to have more on this. back to you. >> 5:17. the metro board has 14 more days before deciding who the next chairman will be. jim cork ray may have the edge of jack edmonds. they try to recover from a difficult year.
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metro has a new general manager as you know. paul wiedefeld was named g.n. in november. now to a story you first saw. nine metro employees have been fired and arrested for stealing from the transit agency. metro officials say seven and two ores allow them tom exit forthree. they would transfer the balance and then resell the cards at a discount price. >> in one case there was $100 and being resold for $60. >> metro would not put a cost on it. they say i it shouldn't happen again. today we'll learn how quick the water is in d.c. that announcement set for this afternoon. it looks at drinking water,
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waeft water, roads, parks, schoolnd and transit. >> tou today in 2016 they'll fight for a top spot. seven candidates will be part of the main debate. it starts at 9:00. fox business network says questions will focus on domestic and economic and policy issues. questions over senator cruz's fund-raising may come up tonight. he failed to disclose $1 million in loans he used during his 2012 senate campaign. some of the borrowed money came from goldman sachs. cruz's wife is an employee there. hillary clinton will join jimmy fallon. this will not be her first time
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on her first show. this is from september. and martin o'malley is looking forward for someone to help. o'malley and the prince george's county executive worked together for years. bicker will be in the spin room talking to reporters after the democratic key bait on sunday. >> there a s a new effort to rename reagan national airport this tomb for david bowie. because he, quote, bridged cultures lime few. at this moment it has 12 signatures. >> kind of silly. not going to happen. 5:21 on this thursday morning and we want to get you up to speed on the forecast. >> a whole lot better than
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yesterday. it really kept things awfully cold. the dogs weren't even complaining with their sweater os on yesterday for our long walk. won't need a sweater on the pooches today. outside, nice and low. off to a typically cold start. it is january. it's okay if it's cold and a little bit more cloud cover this morning. hometown temperatures. how about 25 in gaithersburg 26781 in manassas. 3 3 3 in an app less and at the international airport. heading out for your resolution run, that's what i'm going to call it, i think, temperatures traveling up in the go 40s forthe day. if you're driving up or flying up that way you may run into
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that. highs today about 47 down on the national mall. closer to 50 in fredericksburg. going out for tonight, early evening plans around dinner time, 38 between 8:00 and 10:00. chilly and dry. no weather problems. for tomorrow we'll start out with sunshine. clouds coming right back in. dry at 7:306789 but look at the moderate to heavy rain and a real gully wash sbeer the predawn hours of saturday morning. tomorrow increasing clouds. rain likely on your friday night. how is your weekend looking? clearing and breer breezy. sunday's high much colder. full forecast comes up in a full
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minute. we're looking live at the beltway that. means we're on the-month-old side of thing. you sue the outer loom. no problems there. wood burn in an an dale, room for a crash. they feesht put in a new polyand new weiers. m.a.r.c. rail, brunswick and others, you're on time. the israeli president who was a key player in the palestine/israel peace talks. they won the peace prize after signing the accord in 1993. the others have since died. new this morning,
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investigators say an suh went through a concrete barrier and dropped more than 30 feet onto the freeway below. happening today a suspect heads to court for a killing that happened on december 24th. the man was found stabbed to dealt in the park. it could be gang related. police say they closed the case of a playground murder that happened back in nosh. s naes could be it. students were killed in honduras. they were killed when their bus swerved off the road and crashed into a gully. it happened yesterday. the bus was carrying students from cluck bee ya and new york. several other passengers were also hurt. new documents have been released in last summer's mass
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shooting at a louisiana movie thatder. the nearly 600 page report on suspected shooter revealed his hatred of the government. news leader and minorities. part of the report included a journal praising church shooter roof. houser shot and killed himself before police were able to arrest him. new numbers from the cdc say a lot of us have having babies later in knight life. it was 24.9. now 26.3. it happens in ef staupd. part of the reason is a tee crease in teen births. we told you about the wehners in last night's drawing.
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jackpot. while you were sleeping we learned where the three tickets were sold and where people are waking up millionaires. >> good morning to you. i'm eun yang. we did not win. >> would you be here? >> i would be here too. >> that's the thing. coming up on 5:30 on this thursday morning, we're not quite as chilly as we were yesterday. no hat for me. >> thank goodness. "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck t. bell. this is nice, chuck, really. >> i didn't win because i didn't play. these are doug kammerer's numbers. he'll be here tonight. he did have the powerball number in all fairness. it's in the 20s this morning. a milder day coming. temperatures this afternoon around 15 degrees warmer than yesterday.
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rain likely before the weekend gets here. aisle time out the rain chances coming up and new to the forecast. a chance for snow flurries on sunday as another shot of arctic air comes our way. it is traffic time. here's kim mccormick. >> we have an accident on nutley street. it's close to the red x lane there that just turned green. it's not causing too much of an issue, but people are looking at it. at annandale at tobin, it's closed. and around here, nice trip on the outer loop through silver spring and in toward college park. we have team coverage on the winning powerball. the historic jackpot, $1.6 billion divided by three! that's what the winners are
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looking forward to this morning. that and probably a tax lawyer. someone in florida, tennessee, and someone in california all won the big prize last night. even split three ways is not bad, right? nbc's jennifer bjorklund joins us live from anaheim where one of those tickets was sold. good morning. >> good morning. split three ways, you know, you start to downsize. you're not going to buy maybe the whole tropical island. maybe a piece of property on one end with a big mansion. i don't know. it's still pretty a great. once people got over the fact they weren't the big winner, they came streaming out of their homes to this little 7-eleven, just watching the excitement. the first ever billion dollar
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jackpot and a little disapojted. we wanted to see a billionaire come out of this. very exciting nonetheless. the clerk believed to have sold it because he works 12-hour shifts and knows a lot of people. we asked him if all the employees are going to get a little bit of a dough beau news. he said probably. you can hear the crowds chanting, so exciting that someone in their community is a big, big winner. it's still legitimately a party. everyone having a good time and having a slurpee and high-fiving each other in there. >> it should be a party all day. jennifer bjorklund live in anaheim for us. 5:32 right now. former virginia day care workers found guilty of child abuse. sara jordan could spend up to 40 years in prison. witnesses testified that jordan
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encouraged toddlers to fight and bite each other. they say she tripped other children, even sprayed some with hoses. parents tell "news4" they're relieved after the sentence. >> she knows what she did. she know as what she did. i'm happy. i'm glad. >> jordan admitted using a hose in her testimony but denied hurting any children. five children likely suffered trauma from the abuse. she'll be sentenced in may. this morning we know a man from silver spring died from this crash on the beltway. you may have been stuck in this traffic you see from chopper 4. police tell us he was driving a van when it flipped over after hitting an suv. no word on the cause of the crash. the push for use of cameras comes after several high-profile police-involved killings last
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year around the country. recent immigration and customs enforcement raids have some parents scared to send their kids to school. this is growing in predominantly historic communities. they're afraid to see children go anywhere. >> whether or not their kid is going to school at 7:00 or k89 the morning and pick them up. both the school's ceo and county executive announced addressed the raids and asked federal officials to hold off for the sake of the children. the state's medical examiner unveiled facial recreations of eight people who were found dead but never identified. three of the cases are from stafford county. the remains were found between 1990 and 19978. forensic anthro poll activities and artists from the fbi
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constructed these model. 5:35. in montgomery county, talk about your taxes. what they will do after they say maryland may have given its revenues to other counties for mistake. neighbors in a historic capitol hill area are arguing over a treehouse. this is in front of a-year-old of a home on archibald walk. neighbored want it taken down but owners insist it isn't gg anywhere. officials say they gave the h e homeowners a permit to construction the strukt tur. the department will have the final say. in news for your health, a contagious virus that can be confused with the flu is making
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the rounds right now. we're talk about mononucleosis. they call it the kissing disease because it can be spread through saliva. it can also be caused by coughing, sneezing, or sharing dishes. >> it's like extreme flu. fatigue, phoenix body aches, and most of the time it is kieg nosed as the flu fifrts. >> most people who had mono only get it once. it's 5:36. in a matter of hours we'll see who's up for an oscar this year. leonardo dicaprio could get a nomination for his role in the movie ""the revenant."" it will be broadcast live on february 28th. years after it happened we're finally getting moment prince george's county police officers were dragged by a car
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coming up on 5:40, we're getting a new look of officers being dragged by a car. the driver is headed to jail for a year. they found him sleeping in his car in capitol heights back in 2013. he sped off after they tried to arrest him for a probation vie lachlgs one suffered a broken elbow. the other two were also hurt. in arlington, they want the schools to cut back on sugar. those birthday cupcakes we're talking about here. however, it's not clear whether the school board will do anything about this recommendation. coming up on 5:41. your "weather & traffic on the 1s," just about time to get the kids ready for school. >> they're going to help us do that. how many layers, chuck? >> at least two. yesterday you needed four or five because of the wind.
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25 in lay tons ville, 26 in potomac, 26 out in reston. wear your warm winter coat and hat, maybe some gloves depending how tender your hands. are. recaret gets a b. highs today mid to upper 40s. that's a big jump from yesterday but more cold air is coming your way now. for traffic here's kim mccormick. >> we've got to bit of a problem around nutley street. we have delays here after a crash. so expect delays and a detour. southbound 270 from clarksburg to the beltway, from 95 to 270 you're moving along quite
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nicely. tune in to wtop 103.5 f.m. for "weather & traffic on the 1s." >> thank you, kim. why is there still a delay? what we're learning about positive train controls. if you have a child in college, you're going want to hear this story. when it comes to sexual assaults on campus. on campus. >> why your kids may still
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developing now at 5:45, new details about the water in flint, michigan, the disease some worry might be spreading in michigan. it's a controversial measure that could impact you even if you don't live where it's being proposed. i'm eun yang. what's expected to happen today in d.c.'s family leave bills. >> good morning, everybody. cold and dry. temperatures in your 20s on your way out the door this morning. typical day for january but
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there's milder weather coming your way. details coming right up. expect detours and delays in annandale. closures and detours will last until at least noon today. we'll have more coming up. >> reporter: i'm megan mcgrath live outside the wilson building where paid family leave is up for discussion again today. now taking care of a newborn child or taking care of a sick relative, it can mean taking time off of work without pay, but there's a move in the district to change that and if the d.c. council passes this bill, it means the district would have the most generous paid leave bill in the country. let's take a look at this proposal. it would require d.c. employers to provide up to 16 weeks of paid leave. that could be used to care for a child or sick or elderly relative. the program could be paid for by a new tax of up to 1% paid by
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employers. new jersey, new york, california, hawaii, and rhode island, they have paid leave programs but those programs don't go as far as what's being proposed here in the district. supporters say the program would benefit workers especially minimum wage workers who can't necessarily afford to take off, can't take off without pay because of their financial circumstances. opponents say the programs could cost too much and would drive the businesses out of the area and be too burdensome on small businesses that don't have many employees. the hearing getting under way here at the wilson billing. back to you in the studio. >> it's now 5:47. tolling 66 is one of the hollywood devices. governor terry mcauliffe says he expects a fight in the beltway.
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he listed the project as a sub says. we have also made a great progress in unlocking northern virginia. we're adding new lanes to interstate 66 which will allow 70,000 more people to move through that corridor each and every day. >> the governor also warned republicans. he said he won't think twice about vetoing any laws he thinks curb gun laws. we'll be keeping an eye out today for any unrest in chicago achlt federal judge will make a final ruling on whether to lease the video of a deadly officer-involved shooting of a teenager. police shot 17-year-old cedric chapman back in december 2013. he didn't have a weapon but was running from the police.
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money for freddie gray will be used for psychologists and social workers. u.s. senator ben card listen join administrators with the grant announcement this after june a development story. first came lead in the water and now cases of legionnaires' disease spiked dramatically income the area after they switched to river water in 2014 to save money. right now it's unclear if there is a connection between legionnaires' disease and the contaminated water. michigan's governor said he's going above and yobld to fix the problem. >> we're taking every action within region and asking people to go beyond reason. >> environmentalists believe salt corroded the lead pipes which supplied the city's water. president obama is in batern
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rouge, louisiana, pushing things from the city. he's expected to highlight louisiana's decision to expand medicaid coverage. the president will participate in a town hall before leaving for home this afternoon. well, it's cold out there. we know that. but it's probably naz cold as it was inside this car take a look. crews had to toe this car out of a block of ice. this is in buffalo. it happened yesterday. the car was parked near late erie, first mistakes. then the waves splashed it and froze it. look at this. it left an imprint. >> they're used to this. they know how to handle this. >> parentally this has happened to him before, the same guy. his family is making fun of him now. all right. thank goodness we rarely see se scenes like that in our area,
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but yesterday it was feeling pretty close. >> it's pretty bad. take a look at the temperatures on your screen this morning. petersburg, the warmest spot on the map in west virginia, 36 degrees. good for them. chuck, another big push? >> what's that, aaron? >> more cold pushing our way? >> yes. then we get to warm up. a blast of cold air arrives. enjoy today, tomorrow, and saturday. our average high is 43. this is statistically the coldest part of the year for us is the last two weeks of the month of january. we'll be in plus territory today, tomorrow, and saturday. but as you get toward sunday and monday, another push of cold air driving temperatures ever downward. you could have sub freezing dry temperatures as you head toward monday and tuesday as well. for today, that's not a problem. a few more clouds around this morning but we'll have more sunshine coming back our way today. noticeably milder.
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10 to 15 degrees warmer this afternoon compared to yesterday. right now off to a cold start. culpeper, a cold spot. 28 in falls church. 25 in gaithersburg and poolesville. national harbor camera, well, there it is. it's in and out but the water is nearly calm on the potomac because the wind is nearly calm as well. snow showers in northern new jersey, new york city, no bigstorm but conservational snowflakes for them. most of the afternoon with increasing sunshine. temperatures in the upper 40s. 49 in fredericksburg. 46 in the panhandle of west virginia and 45 the high in rhetoric. seven-day forecast. 47. increasing clouds and a chance for rain tomorrow. when i see you at 6:01. i'll tell you whether you should go to the movies early or late.
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there's the snow chances coming in. no big storm. just flurries as the arctic air pushes back in. check out the high. only 29. teams and 20s for overnight temperatures. see you at 6:01. here's kim with traffic. we have a crash in the district, southbound, before east capitol street. not sure what delays it's causing. tobin road and woodburn road still closed. expect detours and delays. eastbound 66 east of nutley, left side of the road block after the crash. they should be getting that cleared out shortly. the blue or yellow line, expect residual delays because of some unscheduled track maintenance a little later. >> thank you. your safety on the metro is one of the ntsb's top priorities this year. they put out the most wanted transportation safety changes yesterday. one of the things it wants
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everybody to focus on is rail safety initiatives like the positive technology that could have impacted the crash last year. the implementation of a safety culture, safety management system, of safety cities, the whole implementation of safe tiff within the culture is happening as we speak and we're optimistic that it will improve. >> among the other things the ntsb asked for, better technology in cars to prevent crashes and less technology in the driver's seat. 5:54 now. today you can learn what is being done to end sexual assaults on campuses. they'll present new data. new requirements passed in 2013 means campuses must provide data on any dating violence, domestic violence, stalking violence or
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sixual assaults. in news for your health, raised concerns over the woopg cough. it was prompted by an outbreak of the outbreak in 2013. despite the concern, researchers say the vaccine is still the best way to protect yourself from the highly contagious respiratory infection. good morning. i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. chip poet lick headquarters say they're confident steps taken to prevent food poisoning in the future. shares are down more than 30% since the first case of e. coli was reported in october. chipotle will start remarketing efforts next month to woo back customers with stepped up ads and a reachout to the most loyal. thanks, landon.
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pregnancy apps are being popular for moms-to-be. you can track fertility and find a name for your baby. doctors say most of the apps are free, so why not take advantage. one expectation tanlt mom said without using a fertility app, she may not be pregnant now. >> it was like, oven lakers we tried, and it worked. >> one washington state health system is testing its own app. it's testing it right now by over 600 women and may be available nationwide this year. the region's largest whole foods is coming to tysons. the board of supervisors have approved a 4.2 million-square-foot development. part of it should open in 2018. whole foods won't be ready until 2019. the maryland general assembly back to work and one of its top items is tougher dui
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laws. bill cramer introduced a bill in honor of noah liotta yesterday. the law would require more convicted drunk drivers to use an ignition interlock device. >> this is the one drunk driving measure that has been demonstrated time and time again to actually work. >> right now convicted drivers with a blood alcohol level of 0.5 or higher need to use ignition devices. it lowers the threshold. right now some people across the u.s. are waking up in a whole other tax bracket. you're looking live outside one of the stores who sold the winning ticket. we'll show you that next. some people in our area not going home empty-handed either. the winning tickets sold around here.
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so after all of that powerball hype, we finally have some winners. where the winning tickets were sold, plus the development that has some people in our area very excited this morning. good morning, everybody. off to a cold and bitter start this morning. more sunshine and milder air coming our ware this afternoon. raindrops likely now on some of your friday night plans. i said i'd let you know early or late to go to the movies. heavy rain likely to move in. heaviest rain midnight to 3ing in the morning. should be outof here by early in the day saturday. saturday should be fine for your outdoor plans. what about today? cold outside in the 20s with plenty of clouds around but we'll have a clearing sky and rising temperatures, up to about 47 degrees. that will be a 15-degree improvement over yesterday's freezing 32.
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