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with me is debby jarvis from pepco. pretty amazing stuff. >> zoo lights is powered by pepco.t has been since the very beginning. we've been partnering with friends of the national zoo to bring zoo lights to the community. it's about energy efficiency, l.e.d. lighting, and that's what we're all about, helps our customers understand how if they save energy, they save money and save the environment. >> you're doing that being having them come down and talk to you. >> we have volunteers every night in the think tank. people come in, they get warm, we're giving on you backpacks. this one is for you, pickett you are of panda. >> glowlights to the kids. >> yes, this is your very own backpack and you have yours. rain shower volunteers are waiting to talk to anyone who wants to know more about save energy, save money and save the planet. >> reporter: huge partnership here at zoo lights. the weather is good tight. the fog helps, gives a bit of a glow to the lights. again, weather has become more of a factor this eastern with the fog. temperatures for this morning's low 48 degrees. that
with me is debby jarvis from pepco. pretty amazing stuff. >> zoo lights is powered by pepco.t has been since the very beginning. we've been partnering with friends of the national zoo to bring zoo lights to the community. it's about energy efficiency, l.e.d. lighting, and that's what we're all about, helps our customers understand how if they save energy, they save money and save the environment. >> you're doing that being having them come down and talk to you. >> we have...
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at the height of the gusts, pepco tells us 1700 of its customers lost electricity.inds clocked in at 40 miles per hour in some parts of our area. the strong winds also knocking down a few trees and causing one maryland day care to close early. >> we were in class enjoying our day and then the lights blinked and then they went out. >> he can be with me. it's fun. i just won't get as much work done. he'll be with me. >> pepco contracted linemen from alabama to help local crews turn the lights and heat back on. >>> coastal communities in central new jersey still recovering from sandy are dealing with more flooding this morning. high tide caused rivers to overflow and ocean waves to reach coastal hourss. the beach here in seabright is especially vulnerable to flooding because the hurricane took with a most of the sand. >> they can -- took away most of the sand. >> they just can't catch a break. >>> still ahead, you may find your grocery budget pretty much stretched. >> yeah, it is. and now the price of one staple in the fridge could be going way up. details on another d
at the height of the gusts, pepco tells us 1700 of its customers lost electricity.inds clocked in at 40 miles per hour in some parts of our area. the strong winds also knocking down a few trees and causing one maryland day care to close early. >> we were in class enjoying our day and then the lights blinked and then they went out. >> he can be with me. it's fun. i just won't get as much work done. he'll be with me. >> pepco contracted linemen from alabama to help local crews...
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. >> tonight we will tell you what pepco says. >> to remember the life of a college football player killed on friday. >> caught on camera, a plane >> family and friends gathered in haymarket, virginia to remember zavier o. stringfellow. he was murdered friday night. his body was found behind the wheel of a minivan that had crashed in vienna. police have charged johnny e. bonilla with his death. the two man apparently got into an argument, and zavier o. stringfellow was stabbed. >> the shooting happened on crawford place se. the victim has been identified as a 23-year-old. police say that he was shot in the chest and upper body. he passed moments later but the hospital. >> d.c. police are searching for the person who broke into a charter school last night. computer equipment was stolen. the next a charter school on 15th street in northwest washington. -- step charter school on 15th street in northeastnorthwest washington. >>firefighters responded to the scene. officials say the blown transformer did not affect power in the area, but cost oils to spell, some of which landed on a passer-by. >
. >> tonight we will tell you what pepco says. >> to remember the life of a college football player killed on friday. >> caught on camera, a plane >> family and friends gathered in haymarket, virginia to remember zavier o. stringfellow. he was murdered friday night. his body was found behind the wheel of a minivan that had crashed in vienna. police have charged johnny e. bonilla with his death. the two man apparently got into an argument, and zavier o. stringfellow was...
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this left 1700 pepco customers without power. the electricity has since been restored. in silver spring, the wind is to blame for this. a tree smashed into a home. luckily, no one was hurt. but the house is not in livable condition. fallen trees were a problem in northern virginia. this was the scene on georgetown pike. a tree blocked traffic for a short time while police helped clear the road. it was the same situation on burke station road in fairfax. this tree blocked the road yesterday morning as well. neighbors say this is a more common occurrence. >> every time the wind blows, one of these big old trees comes down and this particular spot seems to be a bad one. this is the second tree that's come down here in the last year. >> one neighbor said the teresa parentally have good timing crashing just after rush hour ends to avoid a huge traffic backup. >>> mother nature isn't letting up on the jersey shore homes ravaged on superstorm sandy. snow that blanketed much of the northeast turned to rain along the coast. that, combined with powerful wind and high tide, caused
this left 1700 pepco customers without power. the electricity has since been restored. in silver spring, the wind is to blame for this. a tree smashed into a home. luckily, no one was hurt. but the house is not in livable condition. fallen trees were a problem in northern virginia. this was the scene on georgetown pike. a tree blocked traffic for a short time while police helped clear the road. it was the same situation on burke station road in fairfax. this tree blocked the road yesterday...
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pepco helping to put this on. running through the first of january. of course, get out there and enjoy it. from 5:00 to 9:00 every night. and the event is free. yes, you have to pay for parking if you are driving over there. hey, the whole event is free. for the regard today, we did see a high temperature of 54 degrees. that is the current temperature right now. our temperatures have actually gone up over the past couple hours. as the fog has moved in. low temperature, 48 degrees. december, all most 7 degrees above average. we are, we are on pace right now to shatter an old record of december. oldest ever. on the warm side. continue to be for the next few days. 54 degrees. light to moderate rainfall. across much of the region. not a heavy rain. fairly steady rain. where it know it raining at least you have the midst and drizzle. wind out of the south at 8 miles an hour. that helped with the fog, just a little bit. helping to break that up. temperatures, into the 40s. 46 in winchester. 52 in leesburg. 54 in washington right now. 54, la plata. average h
pepco helping to put this on. running through the first of january. of course, get out there and enjoy it. from 5:00 to 9:00 every night. and the event is free. yes, you have to pay for parking if you are driving over there. hey, the whole event is free. for the regard today, we did see a high temperature of 54 degrees. that is the current temperature right now. our temperatures have actually gone up over the past couple hours. as the fog has moved in. low temperature, 48 degrees. december, all...
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. >> and that is some pepco girl, right? we should tell you there are 56 smaller decorated trees surrounding the national christmas tree reprinting the 50 states, 5 territories and, of course, the district of columbia andel that burst into line here. one of the president's, nearly 400 national parks. >> i believe right now they giving the holiday blessing, followed by a performance by r&b singer legacy and by "american idol"'s own phillip phillips. keep it here on fox 5 as the coverage of the national christmas tree lighting ceremony continues. continues. >>> coming up, we're monitoring metro for you. drousy drivers behind the wheel at metro. we investigate what is behind the widespread fatigue. and then a lockout leads to lackluster sales. how the nhl feud is fueling frustrations and among some d.c. business owners. and making christmas unique for some very special children. we join us coming up at 6. [ kitt ] you know whatat's impressive? a talking car. but i'll tell you what impresses me. a talking train. this ge locomoti
. >> and that is some pepco girl, right? we should tell you there are 56 smaller decorated trees surrounding the national christmas tree reprinting the 50 states, 5 territories and, of course, the district of columbia andel that burst into line here. one of the president's, nearly 400 national parks. >> i believe right now they giving the holiday blessing, followed by a performance by r&b singer legacy and by "american idol"'s own phillip phillips. keep it here on fox...
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left about 1700 pepco customers without electricity. power has since been restored. here in silver spring, the wind is to blame for this. a tree smashed into a home on malibu drive. nobody was hurt there. but officials say the house is not livable anymore. fallen trees also a problem in northern virginia. this was the scene on georgetown park. a tree blocked traffic for a short time while police helped to clear the road. it was the same situation on burke station road in fairfax. this tree blocked that road yesterday morning. neighbors say this is becoming a more common occurrence in that area. something to be looking out for as we deal with these storms rolling through the area. >> most definitely. we haven't had what may be an inch of snow in the last, i think, two years since carmageddon. >> it's going to be a 12-hour event for us. it's going to be in and out of here. it's not going to last throughout the entire day tomorrow because it will move in earlier. as far as what's going on right now. it's dry. we've got a few clouds up above. 38 degrees the temperature.
left about 1700 pepco customers without electricity. power has since been restored. here in silver spring, the wind is to blame for this. a tree smashed into a home on malibu drive. nobody was hurt there. but officials say the house is not livable anymore. fallen trees also a problem in northern virginia. this was the scene on georgetown park. a tree blocked traffic for a short time while police helped to clear the road. it was the same situation on burke station road in fairfax. this tree...
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this tree knocked out power to more than 1700 pepco customers. power there has since been restored and in silver spring, the wind is to blame for this. a tree smashed into a home on malibu drive. luckily, nobody was hurt. officials say the house is not in livable condition. >>> northern virginia saw its share of fallen trees. it was the same situation on burke station road in fairfax. this tree blocked the road yesterday morning. neighbors a say this is becoming more and more common. >> every time the wind blows, one of these big old trees comes down and this particular spot seems to be a bad one. this is the second tree that's come down here in the last year. >> no one was hurt in either incident. one neighbor said the teresa parentally have good timing. crashing just after rush hour ends to avoid a traffic backup. >>> the winter storm adding salt to the wounds of the residents around the jersey shore. more flooding from the winter blast. snow that blanketed much of the northeast turned to rain along the coast. that combined with powerful wind a
this tree knocked out power to more than 1700 pepco customers. power there has since been restored and in silver spring, the wind is to blame for this. a tree smashed into a home on malibu drive. luckily, nobody was hurt. officials say the house is not in livable condition. >>> northern virginia saw its share of fallen trees. it was the same situation on burke station road in fairfax. this tree blocked the road yesterday morning. neighbors a say this is becoming more and more common....
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area, the pepco utility was able to get just about everybody with their power back in two days, becausely mixing up modern information technology with that ancient electrical grid we have got with smart meters and digital routers and sensors, they were able to figure out where the problems were on their grid and rout power around it, instead of trying to send out a million trucks to find out where their lines are down and find out who was without power, they were able to get things rolling within two days. >> when you're talking about the senator grid, one of those things is to improve the usability of the smart grid to allow for two-way communications with things like smart meters, it can heche utilities pinpoint the out an and it also means lower operational costs for utilities and one hopes for consumers, brookings investigates that -- 2009 and 2014. it is there the political will to increase investment in this sort of thing because we are used to the lights going on when we switch them on, so question don't think we need to spend a lot of money on these things. >> exactly. infrastru
area, the pepco utility was able to get just about everybody with their power back in two days, becausely mixing up modern information technology with that ancient electrical grid we have got with smart meters and digital routers and sensors, they were able to figure out where the problems were on their grid and rout power around it, instead of trying to send out a million trucks to find out where their lines are down and find out who was without power, they were able to get things rolling...
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by the pepco word for ge people -- i think that is code for people who are not paying anything now totart paying something. guest: 47% of the people don't pay income tax, but they do pay a other things. there's something called the earned income tax credit for that began in the ford administration. ronald reagan expanded its and bill clinton expanded further. an income-tax credits, low- income workers get a tax advantage to help you and your family, help keep you off welfare, social benefits you more to work and be on welfare. that was a virgin. mor -- that was a virtue. now people are getting up and arms about it saying half the people don't pay taxes. host: clarence page, a prediction, what happens with eight days remaining before the fiscal cliff? guest: i was optimistic about them beating the deadline. i'm not that optimistic anymore. there are ways to weasel around the deadline with the least amount of pain in the short term and fix the problem down the road, at least two or three months or something like that. i hope i'm wrong. i hope they do come to their senses and show how we
by the pepco word for ge people -- i think that is code for people who are not paying anything now totart paying something. guest: 47% of the people don't pay income tax, but they do pay a other things. there's something called the earned income tax credit for that began in the ford administration. ronald reagan expanded its and bill clinton expanded further. an income-tax credits, low- income workers get a tax advantage to help you and your family, help keep you off welfare, social benefits...