jennifer wexton. >> thank you, rachel. great to be here. >> let me ask how you and your committee came into contact with your employees who requested the hardship extensions from usda due to their health. how many people do you think might be in this circumstance? >> they have been contacting us about the issues they are facing as they try to make these incredibly difficult decisions on a short timeline. they have been contacting us. there is a total of 544 employees who will be moving and we don't know what we have. that's the reason we thought it was necessary to write to the secretary and what the grounds are for the attorney if they are going to grant the extension and what the grounds were for those. we just don't have any information at this time. >> as you say, this is more than 500 people given this ultimatum. a number of scientists who we have been in contact with, a lot of them said what they think is going on is the trump administration is torpedoing the ability of this agency to do the kind of scientific work t

jennifer wexton said, quote, i did not run for office with the purpose of impeaching the esident, but i did take an oath to uphold the constitution. wextonays she believes president trump would bef indicted obstruction of justice if he were not a sitting president. there are now more100 representatives in the house calling for an impeachment inquiry. >>> bad news for metro riders who use the red singles match yesterday. we caught a quick glimpse of her. here she goes back to the players going back to the play's village after that loss. fans are very excited to see her take the court again. >> i lov tennis. and i really like her. >> she's rising star. >> is true. >> it's nice to see that there are new people coming up. absolutely. >> she's 15, remember, we keep reminding everyone she's very young and she has a very long career ahead of her. this is just the beginning. if you're heading out to see a match, be sure t check out our story on city open food and places you can cool off in the a.c. open the nbc washington app and search the scene. the open continues the rest of this week. >>

jennifer wexton released a statement tuesday saying president trump wod have been indicted for obstructionasn't in office. see wexton's full statement in the nbc washgton app. >>> tonight is part two of the second democratic debate in detroit. former vice president joe biden, senators kala harris andory booker and new york city mayor bill de blasio will take part. o check "today show" next for a preview plus a look back at last night's debate. >> there's yur extended forecast. a weather alert for you today. likelihood of strong to severe storms 2:00 p.m. and p 7:00. this afternoon into this evening. so keep that in mind. pretty high rain chances off and on right on into the first half of the weekend. >> thank you, chuck. >>> right now capital heights outer loop aftere richi marl borrow road left side blocked by crash. belt way will get slow pretty quickly. >> melissa, thank you. that is the news for today. we appreciate you waking up for us. >> "today show" is ne we'll see you in 25 minutes for local traffic, weather and news. >> make it a great wednesday, everybody. with this one little n

northern virginia congresswoman jennifer wexton joined a list of lawmakers calling for an impeachment inquiry. she released a stament saying in part, quote, i did not run o forfice with the purpose of impeaching the president, but i didak te an oath to uphold the constitution. >>> the final beam was put in place on the pple line yesterday. the light rail line will connect the a bethesda new carolton metro stations. it's still years away from opening and optimistic projection right now is late02 22. >>> alexandria police are warning that scammers have been posing as officers and calling local homes asking for money. police say sometimes the thieves say they're looking for . donatio other times they say you're about to be arrested but can avoid charges if you pay a fine. if you receive a call that you think is suspicious, hang up and all the police departme yourself. >>> an 18-month congressional investigation into u gymnastics has revealed that the organization as well as the olympic committee and the fbi should have done more to protect young female athletes from sexual abuse. larry n

jennifer wexton sayser were given only a month to decide. >> nobody has been given an extension to make this life choice? >> reporter: i'm not aware of any constituents that have been given an extension of time. they had untilay this past mo the 15th to decide whether they were going to move or be subject to long their position entirely. >> the usd a tells us it's still negotiating with the union about this, and the agency stays will decide on extensions with workers with fairness and with consistency. in the newsroom, i'm scott macfarlane. now back for you. >> pretty tough situation those workers find themselves in. >>> well, coming up, tiny house turmoil. why a proposal to allow more tiny houses is running into opposition in one local county. >>> and toys "r" us is getting a reboot. the former toy giant had to close all of the stores, remember that? well, we'll tell you where it could make a comeback by the end of the year even. >> and remember to send us a picture or a video ofour pet's best trick. it's pat collins ummer version of the snow stick. send us your pic and use ♪ you know

virginia congresswoman jennifer wexton says workers were given onlo a month t decide. >> nobody has beeniven an extension to makethis life choice. >> i'm not aware of any constituents who have been given an extension of time. they had until this past monday, the is a et, to decide whether they would lose or be subject to losing their position entirely. >> reporter: the usd a says it's still negoating with the union about all of this. the agency stays will eventually decide on extensions for workers with fairness and with consistency. in tne wsroom, i'm scott macfarlane,ings doreen and leony back to. >> thank you, scott. >> thank you, scott. >>> she's been singing hail to the red since for lonr all of us have even been alive. >>> today the 107-year-old super fan was recognized for her dedication to her team. calisa nana west enjoyed a birthday party in alexandria. some heavy hitters helped her celebration including the voice of the washington redskins. miss west showed off her pipes and tackled a question about the secret to such a long life. >> try and live a life that's beneficial and t

i thank representative jennifer wexton and representative jim baird for their bipartisan work on this bill. opioid addiction affects too many in our communities, and i applaud this effort to support more basic research in the science of addiction. and i encourage all the members of this body to support this legislation. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlelady from texas is ecognized. ms. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. i recognize ms. wexton for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from virginia, ms. wexton, is recognized for three minutes. ms. wexton: i thank the chairwoman for her leadership. mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of my bill, h.r. 3153, the bipartisan effort act, which would expand federal research on opioid addiction. since 2011, more than 200 people in the northern shenandoah valley of virginia have lost their lives due to an opioid overdose. some of the highest numbers of children being born in virginia with neonatal absinence incies drom has been from my district. it doesn't tell the dev