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it is raining lead in flint and the state is dare elect in not coming forward. >> should understand that his dereliction of duty was irresponsible. he should resign. both candidates called for the michigan governor to step down. the water crisis dominated much of the democratic debate last night. the two sparred on several issues. cleb top attacked for the vote against the bailout and sanders responded by saying she accepted money to speak to industry groups. yesterday sanders won the presidential caucus in may. coming up later, tras city spots digs in to whether the win in maine will make a dent in clinton's lead. time now for
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>>. much milder air coming in. a lot of spots down below freezing, but we'll see more and more sunshine. dry pattern setting up and we will be sailing in to the 70s. so shear about your forecast then for today. highs today rising in to the upper fiflts and low 60s. so a mild start for sure and the seven day forecast filled with 70s coming up at 4:51. things are moving along very well. everything nice afternoon quiet.
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southbound seminary, two lanes getting bhi until 8:00 a.m. thichings are moving quite wet on 50 towards 4 95. no real problems and the beltway itself is nice and quiet for you as well. >> 4:32. and a grandmother looking for her missing granddaughter. that is her on the left side of the screen. on the right is her 18-year-old mere. she's also missing right now. prince george's county police say that the grandmother was with both of them in landover hills. she went into a store and when she came back out, they were no longer
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the grandmother has full custody and they don't suspect foul play. jury trial begins in the murder of a hotel bar manager. jesse chavez was shot and killed after he tried to stop a man from robbing the clarion hotel. the man who shot chavez is serving life in prison. the audacity to come out in blood daylight and shoot at people and kill an innocent by sander just sitting there waiting on the bus. community members are outraged after that shooting in southeast. that brazen bus stop shooting is now a homicide investigation. investigators spent most of sunday evening combing the
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avenue. police say the suspect took off in a green odyssey. two people were shot in the leg. a woman died shortly after arriving at the hospital. police believe the man will be okay. at the live desk, into threats this morning from north korea to launch nuke strikes against the u.s. and south korea. the latest warnings come just as huge u.s. south korean military drills start this week and just a month after the north tested a long range rocket. the drills will reportedly involve 300,000 south korean troops and 17,000 u.s. troops. thank you, hoe let oig. he is calling them hard frouts. paul wiedefeld is outlining his plan to imt proof safety and service on
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inconsistent commitment to safety. he also says more ambitious improvements are needed to apply the brakes to a five year downward slide this ridership. later today, wiedefeld will talk about his plans. we've posted his entire letter on the nbc washington app. prt of a bigger plan to improve health and create jobs. montgomery county leaders are breaking ground on a new hospital. happening today, people in western massachusetts will pay their final respects to officer guindon. funeral and burial take place later today.
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department is holding a vinlg till today for the two other officers. a blood drive will be held. they are still in the hospital recovering. the blood drive gif begins at 10:30. so you may notice your water may start to smell just a little funny. and it may smell like chlorine. today is the first day of the annual spring cleaning of the water system. authorities are flushing it out to improve the water quality. they will monitor chlorine levels to make sure that the water is indeed safe. to get rid of the smell, you can run tap water for about 2 minutes or you can refrigerate it. a bit chilly out tlrgs but just you wait. we're in for some ever the nicest weather we've seen in a good while. what kind ever coat your kid shoes have as they head to the bus. and some virginia drivers will soon have new tolls to pay. how you can find out how much your drive will cost you on the new i-66.
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rushing an 18 month old to the hospital. the controversy over using fire trucks when ambulances are not available.
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there were no ambulances available. because those trucks don't have the right medical equipment, though, firefighters were put on leave. the county says the situation is being reviewed. if you drive virginia roads, vdot wants to hear from you. tonight the agency is holding the first in a series of public hearings on the design of the new 66. there will also be information on how the new toll lanes will operate followed by public comment. the hearing is taking place tonight at washington lee high school in arlington and it is set to begin at 6:30. coming up on 4:41, your weather and traffic on the 1s. >> and i have a feeling that a lot of kids will be begging to wear shorts this week to cool. >> they probably will be. won't be begging for shorts first thing this morning, but by later in the week, out door recess and maybe good hardcore afternoon kick ball games for sure as the weather is really getting ready to turn the corner and head
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sunshine. today we should easily make it back up into the 60s after a cold start this morning. a lot of spots are back down into the low and mid-30s. so you'll need your winter coat, but later today, shedable layers. because temperatures will be in the upper 50s and low 60s by later on. so warm coat and scarf, sunglasses and maybe a light sweater on your way home. "7-day forecast" filled with 70s. here is kim mccormick with traffic. looking just as goods as the weather forecast. no problems around the entire beltway moving in from the 66 area from manassas, no reports of any significant issues for you. taking a live look at the top side of the beltway, in that avenue, outer hoop headed away from you, headlights are the inner ploop everything moving quite smoothly to and from college park. and if you're coming from frederick southbound 270, you are at posted speeds all the way through gaithersburg and rockville down for where you join up
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about a thez came. when you get in your car, tune this to wtop 103.5 on your radio for traffic updates. 4:42 now. before she was first lady, nancy reagan called the washington area home. the unique history she built before living in the white house. and tense debate from the democrats in the presidential race. how hillary clinton and bernie sanders went head to head as they fight for key delegates in decision 2016.
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tack overseas. isis is claiming responsibility. you tack a look at the debris and rubble just everywhere. crews are searching for survivors. the so-called trial of the seventh sch set churry being talked about again. "dateline" aired a special last night that chronicled the murders of nicole simpson and ronald goldman. jeff man company witch sat down with marsha clark. >> the dna was not the problem. the problem was the jury can didn't want to believe. so at the end of the day, you can't make someone believe something they don't want to believe. >> in the special one of the
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jurors said the dna evidence never came up during the deliberations. i voted to save the auto industry and imvery glad that i did. >> one of us has raised $15 million from wall street for that super pac. >> in flint, democratic hillary clinton and bernie sanders sparred over the auto industry bailout ahead of tuesday's michigan primary this last night's cnn debate. and that's not all. tracie potts joining us live now from capitol hill with the latest on the race for the white house. a lot of interrupting going on in that debate last might. >> yes, and a lot of it had to do with the flint water crisis and as you heard auto job, who fought to save those jobs for people who live in the midwest. these are going to be key issues as we go into that democratic primary between clinton and sanders in michigan tomorrow. now, over the weekend, sanders picked up lee state, clinton only picked up one. but that doesn't tell the whole
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clinton is far ahead. she has twice as many as sander, more than 1100 now moving to the halfway point to try to get the thom nation. >> not so much about the states as it is about the delegate counts. we want to talk about the gop. ted cruz delivered a big loss to donald trump on super sat with the win in kansas. what are we looking for as we turn our eyes to tuesday and the michigan primary? >> as you said, it's the delegates that count and ted cruz is actually not that far away from donald trump. about 87 delegates separate the two right now. the republican much more focused right now on florida. we saw donald trump there over the weekend not really campaigning, at one of his golf events. florida is winner take all, almost 100 delegates at stake. this could make a significant give especially for candidates like marco rubio. he's hoping to carry his home state, but our latest poll has him down by double digits. >> tracie potts breaking it all
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thank you. the hits did take a moment from the race to remember nancy reagan. senator ted cruz tweeted reagan would be be remembered for her deep passion for this nation and love for her husband, ronald. donald trump called reagan the wife of a truly great president and amazing woman. former first lady hillary clinton said nancy's quote strength of character was legendary and her advocacy especially for alzheimer's research is tireless. and long before becoming first lady, thanks city ray beg nancy reagan called the area home for a while. she had moved to about a thiz today to live with her aubts after her parents divorced in 1928. she attended sidwell friends school. and in 1929, her mother remarried and moved the family to chicago. this morning we're getting a personal look at the reagan marriage and presidency. a former personal aide to the couple sat down with darcy spencer and remembered mrs. reagan as
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>> i'm going to miss her shoulder because it was a big shoulder to lean on. and she was a dear friend and she was a good friend. to many people. >> he says losing a friend is hard, but comforting to know that she's finally reunited with the husband she lived so dearly. it's 4:49. today the d.c. police department will bury one of its officers. officer kemal johnson was a police officer for 15 years and served the first stridistrict u his death. his funeral today is in suit land at 11:00. the united states olympic committee meets came to discuss the zika virus. last week they created and advisory group as it gets ready for the summer games. the mosquito born virus is prefer lent in brazil, but organizers say the mosquito population will be smaller come august because august is when the country has its cool season. they also say daily inspections
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you said way. th under way. lawmakers will work to stiten the stance on immigration. the bill is aiming to hold cities responsible if a released undocumented person commits a crime and prohibs sanctuary -- in sanctuary cities. final votes will happen this week. an injured bald eagle found in the potomac area is recovering at a maryland animal hospital this morning. the eagle who rescuers are calling trust has an injured shoulder. she was found off river road. >> they put that video of him eating some fish. that's always a good sign, right? >> when it they're eating. >> at least with kids, that's a good sign. talk about the weather. over the next few days, we're looking at a dry stretch. >> and warm. >> and warm. that's the big thing. the real change of season
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week and, man, oh, man, are you going to like it. about the only knock might be the return of pollen season likely to start getting back into full season as we get towards later will in the week. i know i'm ready for spring. you probably are as well. the last time reagan national was 70 frees back to back, it's been a long time. last time we had more than two 70s in a row was back in early november. the third through the 7th. nice five day stretch of days 70 or higher. even an 80 on november 6. that was our last really warm day and we have a shot at 80 this week. i don't think we'll make it, but we at the least have a shot at it. today not a bad day at all. temperatures back into the plus column. highs up into the low 60s in many neighborhoods. the next real change in the weather arrives late in the day tomorrow, going into early wednesday morning. increasing southerly winds will make for a mild mo
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we'll be 40s tomorrow morning. but by wednesday morning starting out in the 50s. so we'll be back into the 70s it looks like as we get towards tomorrow afternoon. every day, every single day on the 7 day will be warmer than average. our average high now 53. that's where we were yesterday. we'll be 5 to 10 degrees above average today and then soaring some 20 degrees or more above average for the rest of the week. radar shows no rain anywhere near us. so we'll be try, as well. nothing showing up on storm team 4 radar this morning. current temperatures, though, are cold. 29 in martinsburg, 28 in in manassas, 38 in washington. 36 in gaithersburg. so it's a cold start to the day. but check out your 7 day forecast, everybody. this is the 7 day you've been waiting for since november. 63 today. a fair amount of clouds around today. it could be a little breezy at times as the winds come back around to the south. but look at this, 72 tomorrow, 76 on
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thursday. thursday i'm being a little conservative here. there is a numerical guidance that shows 80 or better thursday and lingering in to friday. i'm not confident if p yet. but the next chance for rain, kim mccormick, dwonts hate me, but the next chance shows up on the weekend when we move the clocks headed to daylight saving time. >> that's okay, chuck, because the weekend at least it won't interfere with the morning commute so much. but that's sock. we're taking a live look at a map. southern maryland into the strict, the district, will there are no problems. 95 at prince william parkway, no problems here either. and you can see all the traffic headed north moving quite well. traveling through four corners, colesville road at university boulevard, everything is looking good right now for you. no significant issues. not a lot of people up yet i suspect. and if you're traveling from columbia even from baltimore down 95 toward the beltway, you are moving along at posted speeds. it is a very quiet morning
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there so far. encouraging news as former president jimd amy carter fight can sir. the positive message he's sharing.
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some good news coming in former president jimmy carter. >> i had an mri for 2:10
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i didn't need anymore treatments. so i'm not going to have anymore treatments until they -- >> at his church there in georgia, people clapping and cheering as president carter announced he no longer needs cancer treatments. last year melanoma spread to carter's brain, but with treatment it started going away. president carter will undergo regular scans to make sure he stays healthy. you use it every day, but you may have never known the map responsible for creating your e-mail. now that invent torer ray tomlinson has died at the age of 74. in 1971, tomlinson created a way to send e-mail to a specific person and a specific address. imagine that. he also chose to use the common@symbol we know so well today. if you had a wager on what would happen with peyton manning, you're about to get the official report. the five time mvp set to announce his retirement this afton
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over the weekend. manning leaves the game with a number of big victories. just last month, he won the super bowl of course. he's the nfl all-time passing leader and he is also the only quarterback to ever win a super bowl with two different teams. have you hungry? ready to try something new? here is your chance. northern virginia restaurant week begins today and runs through the beginning of next week. you have more than 60 different restaurants to choose from and the best part, there will be discounts on lunch as well as dinner. also specialty foods. participating restaurants are all over northern virginia except the alexandria area which had its own separate restaurant week last month. virginia first lady dorothy mcauliffe will start off the event in crystal city. don't forget to make a reservation and bon appetit. not so good news for your we'll let. prices at the pump are creeping up in maryland paying 8 cents more than a week ago.
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$1.77 in maryland. the average in the district runs about $1.89. your best bet right now is in virginia, you'll pay about $1.59 right now. in virginia, children as young as age 12 or 13 can get married. law makers want to protect children by raising legal age to 16 years old. this is according to our news partner wtop. legislators on both sides of the aisle are pushing bills in the senate as well as the house. the legislation would have a judge decide if two teens had decided to get married without being forced to. right now at 5:00, the nation mourns the loss of nancy reagan. we are seeing how wide of an influence she had not the only during her time as first lady, but well beyond the reagan presidency. good morning, everyone. i'm aaron gilchrist.
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stretch of weather. >> and i'm angie goff in for eun. temperatures are slowly rising. chuck, this is the kind of weather even snow lovers got to like. >> i'm a snow lover and i'm very excited about how mild it will be this week after a long cold couple of months around here. and a cold start this morning. dry weather has moved in and a very new springlike pattern will bring temperatures will 10 degrees warmer than average today. and 20 degrees warmer starting tomorrow on into the middle of the week. to now, though, layer up. it is a cold monday morning. 5 in charles town, west virginia, 33 will culpeper, 37 in forestville and capitol heights. hour by hour planner for today, temperatures upper 20s to low and mid-30s out the door this morning. we'll rise into the upper 50s and low 60s today. and as i said, that's the tip of the row verbial iceberg? i have to come up with something also. tip of the somethin

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