metro orange line single tracking between cheverly and new carrollton. erika? >>> a d.c. resident's weight loss journey is going viral this morning and it's one you would like to share. >> i feel bad going into something so personal for this guy. simba, so he weighs 35 pounds. if you're not looking at the screen, take a look. quick glance. he is a cat at that the washington humane alliance says he's actually bigger than a lion cub. >> looking for somebody to take care of this guy, take him home, keep up with his diet. rescue workers say he's sweet, pretty mellow. his last owner had to give him up when he moved into an assisted living facility. if you have a place for this guy and food for him. >> strong arms. >> yeah. take him home. >>> leading by example. after the break, meet a local mom of 14 who is also taking on the role of he owner and farmer. >>> plus, every time news 4 goes to cuba we come back and you ask, well, how can i go down to the island nation? well, today some changes when it comes to travel down to cuba. some restrictions. we're going to tell you about t

then baltimore-washington parkway crash at 175 metro is on time except for residual delays by new carrolltonere's what's trending on the web on this monday morning. there's a strange new tanning trend. people slathering the coca-cola all over their bodies. dermatologist please don't do it. it's dangerous. >> a youtube star who makes slime videos to living. sounds like something you might do in your spare time. she bought a six bedroom house in virginia from the money she makes from her youtube videos. she perfect thed art of making goo. she has nearly 6 million youtube followers and she says from that she's making six figures every month. now with that six bedroom house she is supporting her entire family. snowed there were not many do it yourself slime recipes online >> i told baby she could not make slime anymore and sell it to her friends any. >> melania trump's outfit turning heads. she wore this pale pink dress. she paired it with a pair of nude manolo's. >> you would not believe -- slime is banned in my child it's middle school you know with the popping. it's a whole thing. six bedroom

meanwhile, the penn line service between terryville and new carrollton, and possibly some evening cancellations on the penn line for tonight. that will definitely be a hassle for people and something we will watch out for. some people are facing delays. take a listen. >> we had vacation and now it seems i have been put on hold. >> it will make me late or missed meetings this morning that i plan to be there for. >> a little disappointing. nevertheless, got to do it. of the frustrations of these delays that people are facing. on the actual train, the amtrak train, there are 121 passengers that waited several hours. we are told they are doing just fine and we are hearing a response from csx. they confirm it was their own. they said it was sad to report and we all understand that. amtrak says they were particularly saddened to lose fellow railroaders. they will get started and we will send it over for the press release. >> the ntsb is an independent agency charged by congress to investigate accidents and improve transportation safety. my mission is to understand what happened and why it happened an

no trains, last day of it between new carrollton and stadium-armory. shuttle service is available.w carrollton minnesota avenue but that express line is still in place at several of the stations. keep in mind starting june 17th through the 25th so tomorrow will be -- we're going to start with this red line stuff. it will start -- excuse me friday we have a break and then saturday we start with the red line final surge. closed stations shady grove and rockville free shuttle buses between shady grove and twinbrook. this is going to put a damper for next week especially as we gear up for monday. so just use that caution, give yourself extra time to get through that red line delay. other than that this morning thursday morning roads are really quiet. we're problem free in lanham. looking nice in upper marlboro. as you make your way out to five at the 301 split and on 210 in fort washington, love what we're seeing top of the beltway, no problems through colesville on 29. any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. holly and maureen. >> thanks erin. >>> it is 5:18 right now. time for us

because of these orange line closures are at new carrollton landover cheverly deanwood and minnesota12 minutes between wiehle-reston and east end stadium-armory. that's a look at traffic. fox5 news morning will be right back after this. >> ♪ say hello to the new frozen dunkin' coffee. real dunkin' coffee, blended frozen, creamy smooth. a whole new way to enjoy your favorite coffee. try a small for $1.99. america runs on dunkin'. >> ♪ >> time now is 5:21. let's take a look at the stories you're engage and with the most this morning on associate with our realtime news tracker. >> first up, president trump once again used twitter to share his feelings on a topic. this time blasting the mayor of london's response after saturday's terrorist attack on the london bridge. mayor kahn told londoners there was no alarmed. in a series of tweets mr. trump said "we must stop being politically correct and get down to the business of security." his criticism has drawn fire from some republicans. >> five countries cut ties with t

new carrollton landover cheverly deanwood minnesota avenue stations closed.vailable. rest of your metro commute on time. things looking good inside the beltway. we'll take a look at that 95 delay next. maureen. >> day four of the bill cosby sexual assault trial gets under way later this morning. on wednesday the defense cross examined cosby's accuser. she testified cosby gave her and then sexually assaulted her. cosby's defense claims the pair had a romantic relationship. >> prince george's county police investigating a deadly shooting in oxon hill. shahim body. according to his facebook page body was a graduat of hampton university and a member of the oxon hill band alumni association. that group plans to hold candlelight vigil for him tomorrow. >> an ms-13 member has entered an alford plea. it acknowledges sufficient evidence for a conviction. 17-year-old danny santana miranda was shot and killed at a bus stop. the suspect is that scheduled to be sentenced next week from following a developing story from the district, from district heights rather in marylan

no trains on the orange line between new carrollton and stadium-armory.s shuttle service available and don't forget the following stations new carrollton landover cheverly deanwood as well as minnesota avenue are all shut down t you have shuttle buses options as well express shuttles to take you to the blue line. as we take a look at our drive times still all green all good through virginia. 66 problem free. 95 looking good through dale city. i'll let you know about your maryland drive times but you're also in the green next. back to you. >> sounds good. thanks erin. >>> 5:i sev5:07 right now. haunting new video from inside the pulse nightclub moments after the gunman opened fire. details next. >> new images following tiger woods dui arrest. whatas revealing about his latest ordeal. stick with us. we're back in just 30 seconds. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ >> ♪ >> newly released video from body cameras on officers details into a terrifying ordeal. it shows patrons running from the club. in another video the officer comes to a realization that it's an act of terrorism. 49 p

new carrollton, landover, cheverly, deanwood and carolina avenue.er loop and outer loop of the beltway, no major problems. inner loop as you're approaching 7, a little bit slow. that's when we had the slowdown this morning. no report of anything but we'll keep our eye on it as things progress. 270 here northbound/southbound at copier roper road, no proble. 95 from 32 down to the beltway, no issues there. southbound you can go 68 miles per hour. get there in 10 minutes. out of town near the airport also clear. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. >>> chained by the neck. held captive in a shipping container. a south carolina woman rescued from an accused several city marked one year since the deadly pulse shooting. how family and friends plan to hor those victims inon t at ikea, we believe that everything you need should be within reach. in an affordable dream kitchen that works as hard as you do. save up to 15% at the ikea kitchen event. introducing fios gigabit connection. with speeds up to 940 megs. that's 20x faster than most people have. and, it's just

still have the stations closed for today at least on the orange line, new carrollton, landover, cheverly, deanwood and the red line closures will come up on saturday. the entrance to the inner loop expressway is blocked. this long standing project at the bridge at tacoma park, carroll avenue and flower all lanes opened. >> melissa, thank you. >>> congressional workers targeted during their morning exercise. in just as the investigation continues. >>> plus, lead warning. you've heard it could be on the paint on your walls. it could be in the food your youngest children are eating. >>> higher fares for flights. vo: delivering cleaner, reliable energy... creating jobs for our veterans... helping those in need save money on their energy bills. it takes 16,000 dominion energy employees doing the job. and now, dominion energy is investing $15 billion to build creating jobs now and for the future. across virginia, we're building an economy that works for everyone and dominion energy is helping power the companies that power our economy. introducing fios gigabit connection. superfast internet at

as normal on the orange line but just keep in mind this is the last morning no trains between new carrolltonervice is available. the same stations closed again express shuttle s final safe track surge kicks in impacting the red line. we'll keep you updated on that one as well. doesn't kick in until saturday. back to you guys. >> coming up, new charges are expected to be filed in the melee which broke out last month outside the turkish embassy. >> heading to break a live look across the d.c. region. it is 4:57, 73 degrees. more fox5 morning news after the break. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ >> ♪ >> this is fox5 news morning. >> today on fox5 news morning alexandria congressional shootings. louisiana congressman steve scalise remains in critical condition as doctors say additional surgeries are needed. >> increased security. the shootings lead to new calls for more security for lawmakers around the country. >> too harsh. convicted d.c. sniper lee boyd malvo wants a judge to reconsider his life sentence in the wake of a ruling from the supreme court. >> live look outside. today will be noticeably cooler than eve

lanes are open if you're traveling inbound on 50 out of maryland coming from the beltway through new carrollton, over towards the kenilworth avenue split, a six minute ride. and finally, checking in on northbound 95 -- slowest stretch so far this morning -- pushing upwards towards quantico, 23 minute ride. that is the traffic watch. autria: a former redskin great saying he was nearly driven to murder. the troubles i drove into the brink. -- the troubles that drove him to the drink. brink. >> a live report is coming up >> you are watching good morning washington, on your side. autria: just when you thought he were safe from safetrack, metro is out with a new round of repairs. suzanne kennedy is live at the grosvenor station with the repair work that is around the corner. suzanne kennedy: good morning to you. metro said that when he safetrack program was over they would have routine maintenance taking place. this is important maintenance. this will be along the red line and it will primarily impact peop w weekend. let's break it down. metro shuts down the red line strathmore.venor there are leaks

college park, so far no accidents, but are alsoatch 7 wazers checking in with delays on 50 out of new carrollton towards the split. traveling three miles will cost you seven minutes worth of travel time. cell phone on kenilworth, a 26 minute ride travel almost eight miles. back in 10 minutes of your ride to the west. autria? in downtownss baltimore. sam sweeney is following this one. sam? sam: a steam-exploded yesterday just before the orioles game and 12 hours later the steam is still coming out of the ground. live report, coming up when we continue. suzanne? awayne: we are just hours from a funeral taking place here in sterling to mourn the death of a 17-year-old muslim stronger is rebuilding a newborn's heart... and restoring a father's faith. ll after one surgery... not six. stronger is being a typical kid... despite a rare disorder. stronger is finding it earlier... and coming home sooner. stronger is seeking answers... and not giving up, until you find them. because we don't just

camden line service only to and from greenbelt, penn line to and from new carrollton. your forecast next. >>> good morning. 70 degrees right now in the district, low humidity feels very comfortable, 65 manassas, 68 degrees gaithersburg. a nice afternoon, great to eat outside by the afternoon, 83 degrees, mostly sunny, 90s return tomorrow, some storms and high humidity for the weekend. eun. >>> coming up on "today's take," it's minion mayhem. steve carell and kristen wiig giving us a sneak peek at "despicable me 3." >>> and start your engines, we put the pedal to the metal with two nas tcar superstars, right now. >> from nbc news, this is "today's take." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hey. it was and it is -- it was wednesday morning, june 28th, 2017. you're listening to "all of you," by peter thomas, featuring our good friend, betty who, who performed on our show a few times. >> the morning. >> you're a traveling man.razy . saturday, i went to go see "dear evan hanson." and i took my son and some friends. and one of the stars of the show, this young man,

here's what's happening on camden line service to and from greenbelt, and to and from new carrollton. otherwise, uneffected. green, orange, use either of those. metro is honoring tickets. outer look at georgia, rest of the roadways are okay. that looks nice and light. that's good for us this morning. as far as travel times, 270 southbound from germantown to the spur, quickly. top of the beltway, 95 to 270 going 32 miles per hour. 56 inbound. fairfax to the belt, no issues. and quantico, okay as well at 45 miles per hour. take you 25 minutes. listen to 102.5 fm when you hop >>> metro stays open late on fourth of july. trains run until midnight, a half hour later than usual. trains operate every 12 minutes until 6:00 p.m., increase to rush hour service before and after the fireworks on national mall. parking at metro lots will be free. >>> uber making it easier to request a ride for a loved one. the new feature is designed for uber users who want a simple way to arrange rides for their parents, grandparents or others that can't drive themselves. this is part of an upgrade to the uber ap

orange line delays to new carrollton.rl yes train huntington. aside from all of the rail changes we have crashes and issues on the roads as well. inbound 50 center lane was blocked after 197. that crash cleared. so delays easing from bowie toward the beltway. northbound 210 this crash cleared to the shoulder out by old fort road. big delays lingering on the inner loop earlier crash by 295 cleared. host, from pennsylvania avenue threw the wilson bridge in alexandria it's about 45 minute delay. northbound 295 very heavy traffic to the 11th street bridge. this inner loop crash near 66 blocking the shoulder but you're stack from the springfield interchange all the way through tysons us a get to the legion bridge. that's causing additional delays on the dulles toll road and 66 eastbound it's about an hour delay from manassas to the beltway. inside the beltway east and westbound 66 through falls church slow and you're very jammed up on clara barton, cabin john and george washington parkway southbound totted key bridge. that the

delays towards new carrollton due to a train malfunction. that is our traffic watch. back within the next 10 minutes for another update. now my favorite part of the day. we did to say good morni yes, just like my husband. we have all been there. thanks to nicole for sending of this picture. your pet could be the pet of the day. autria: little hampton. 6:55. and kidd has got a big announcement. kidd: we want to say congratulations to linda, waking up a big winner. always week long we have been qualifying people for a trip to the espys. linda, guess what? autria: she is getting round-trip airfare, hotel stay in the tickets to the epsys. have fun celeb spotting. kidd: thank you for watching. in-z dropping a new album what some are calling his most honest of them, confirming and -- apologizing for cheating on questions unanswered that for years we have all debated right here on this desk. jay-z puts to rest with one album that is just 10 tracks and under 40 minutes. only available on title. getting very good reviews. now you are in the now. it is time for your sticky seco

leaving 50 towards pennsylvania avenue and then coming inbound on 50 with an 11 minute ride out of new carrolltonng over to the map to show you what else is going on, blue line delays towards the largo town center, a stalled car , with aight lane stalled vehicle in the roadway. metro's safetrack surge 16, sam sweeney. sam, what's the latest. sam: right now everything is quiet ahead of the morning rush-hour. we will break it down coming up in a live report. suzanne: authorities in fairfax county investigating a possible hate crime involving a high sc stronger is blasting her tumors... without risking her bones. it's training her good cells... to fight the bad guys. stronger is less pain... new hope... more fight. it's doing everything in your power... and everything in ours. want your kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. >> now, "good morning washington," on your side. breaking new details on a fairfax county. larry: teenager killed, leaving her mosque, on the way to get food with her friends. a man i

westbound, lanes are open but unfortunately you're rubbernecking and hitting the brakes out of new carrollton. 395 on the brakes traveling past edsell and duke street and find a slow ride on 66 and traffic congested heading towards fair oaks. that's our traffic watch and we'll update the ride on 50 coming out of d.c. to maryland. but now we'll take you on the roads with suzanne kennedy. suzanne: julie, right now we're on the scene of a double homicide in anne arundel county. authorities at this hour are looking for a suspect. the latest say hello to the new frozen dunkin' coffee. real dunkin' coffee, blended frozen, creamy smooth. a whole new way to enjoy your favorite coffee. try a small for $1.99. america runs on dunkin'. the insurance companies and the credit card companies and the wall street banks - that's what tom perriello is about. i was proud to stand with president obama because progressive causes have been my life's work. i'm tom perriello, and i'm running for governor to reduce economic inequality, raise wages, elimina

cheverly, landover, new carrollton. it might be a good spot for bailout.t of the roadways look okay. eastbound prince william parkway. that crash, knob express lanes at prince william parkway, have a delay. travel times top of the beltway quite slow from 95 to 270 on the outer loop. 66 headed in to town and 95 northbound in virginia looking normal. remember to listen to wtop, like you did right there, before you hop into your car. > travel times. this morning in the district, you see that line of rain moving through. we have a back edge. it should be over shortly here. in the district, we're seeing clearing from west to east. but we have heavier rain near laurel, 95 heading north. around clinton, bowie seeing the light rain scattered across parts of prince george's county. clinton as well. st. mary's county, the lighter rain. hagerstown, light to moderate rainfall. scattered showers. other than that, most of today will be cloudy with a chance for showers. more rain headed our way. saturday, not bad. we'll be warm and humid still. mostly cloudy this afterno

new carrollton... all other metro lines right now are on time. does wrap up this week and then the last surge kicks in this weekend keep updated how that is going to impact the red line this week. the rest of your commute a lot of heavy volume cabin john, clara barton inside the beltway towards northwest sectionof the district. heavy volume on gw parkway inbound. key bridge from rosland into georgetown sluggish all of our secondaries in georgetown are really jams up from gainsville all the way to the beltway right now about an hour and a half delay. so watch out for that one. in your opinion jams from the springfield interchange all the way up to the american legion bridge. dale city to the beltway, a lot of congestion right there.& it's creating about 40 minute commute south at that point you jam from fredericksburg through stafford. just leave early sun glare give yourself extra time at least the roads are dry. let you know if anything else pops up. back to you. >> 7:50. despite new technology head lice continue to -- headlights continue to lag

new carrollton, landover, cheverly, deanwood and minnesota avenue on the orange line.y 16 minutes between wheelie reston east and stadium arm only. blue line running every 16 minutes as well. here's this weekend, yellow line, every 16 between huntington and mt. vernon square only. green line, every 16 minutes. and on the red line, every nine to 18. have a great weekend. see you monday morning for news4 today. >>> historic properties, chances are it's nothing like the tour that takes place tomorrow. >> it starts at gadsby's tavern museum, but the tour isn't just about the buildings and the artifacts inside. >> on this tour, we will cover places in alexandria that have to do with women. >> i think the larger focus on women of color is really exciting for this year's tour. i also think that in previous tours we really focused only on past historical figures, but we're doing some modern day historical figures. >> the tour starts at 10:30 in the morning at gadsby's tavern on north royal street, it's free, but limited to about 50 people. >>> it's the beginning of a new era.

metro delay for you right now earlier train malfunction in new carrollton. residual delays to viea.down because of a tractor-trailer crash. any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. we'll kept you get around those delays especially the inner loop. we'll be right back. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ (vo) with thousands of quality pre-owned vehicles... and exceptional customer service, head t to your neiborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... >> ♪ >> this is fox5 news >> straight ahead at 6:00, several people shot in the district. police still on the scene collecting evidence at this hour. coming up an update on the victims from southeast. >> plus fox5 digging for answers and getting results. this as the prince george's county school system faces a wave of corruption allegations and now the governor is stepping in. >> also major traffic issues on this monday morning. it's june 26th. inner loop blocked before van dorn street due to an accident reconstruction.& good morning to you. i'm allison seymour. >> and i'm steve chenevey. welcome to fox5 news morning. f

the only exception is the ongoing safetrack work at five orange line stations between new carrollton minnesota avenue. hundreds of thousands are expected to attend the pride festival. abc7 and the sister station are proud to televise this year's parade. watch it live next saturday june 10 on newschannel8 or wjla.com from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. jonathan: president trump's decision to pull out of the paris climate agreement is condemnation. we have a closer look at the impact of exiting the dial. >> in a move to fulfill a key campaign promise, president trump announced the u.s. will pull out of the paris climate agreement. >> if we are going to deal with climate change, deal with it on a fair basis and what makes sense for america. >> in the first remark since trump's decision, rex tillerson and former exxon-mobil c.e.o. said the u.s. will continue to cut gas emissions despite leaving the accord. >> i don't think we change the ongoing efforts to reduce emissions in the future either so hopefully people can keep it in perspective. reporter: but the exit is sending shockwaves across the world

new carrollton landover cheverly deanwood and minnesota avenue stations closed.n east. then southbound 29 moving over to our road. the two right lanes are blocked at the icc that is causing a lot of backed up traffic heading down toward the icc on 29. 95 southbound or route 1 southbound better alt nats this morning that crash scene is still in place. 270 delays all the way down to o german about a 30 minute delay watch out for that one and then you can see the top side of the bell way the outer loop is still pretty slow 15 minute day from 95 to georgia avenue. we'll have more traffic in few. any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. back to you. >> let's check what's tenning this morning. fashion faux pas and we're not talking poor outfit a sizing mishap. >> she got several responses from others who say the same thing happened to them. maureen is here to explain. hey, mo. >> all right. so this from h and m a little sizing mishap if you will. controversy involves clothing store h and m, two-year-old british could woman says she went shopping there and tried on d

new carrollton to stadium-armory. shuttle service and express shuttle service available.k to you. >> thanks so much. coming up, a scary moment for passengers on a malaysia airlines flight. the plane had to make an emergency landing and we'll have details next. >> plus new body cam footage of the orlando nightclub shooting has just been released. we'll share with you. back in just 30 seconds. >> a malaysia airlines plane had to make an emergency landing after a mentally ill passenger threatened to blow up that train. the flight was about 10 minutes into the flight when the passenger who had been discharged from a psychiatric hospital the day before made that threat and tried to get in the cockpit. passengers tackled that man tied him up. the plane turned around and landed safe a. it was swept for explosives. nothing was that found. >> orlando police released footage of the pulse nightclub shooting. it shows the terrifying first moments as officers arrived o the scene trying to save the victims. june 12th will mark one year since that tragedy. >> developers of the dakota ac

earlier train malfunction at vi residual delays to new carrollton.ther metro rail lines on time this morning. as we look at 66 crash after the plains. that's causing a delays back to 17 and then southbound 95 tractor-trailer crash in spotsylvania by mud tavern road. traffic northbound to stafford looking good if you want to head out for the zip trip. back to you annie and steve. >> thanks erin. >>> the fourth of july weekend is here. that means the beach in ocean city is a but to get packed. and getting to the beach could be tough. here's a live look for you at the toll plaza at sandy point. traffic looking good right now but it wi it will pick up later today. according to aaa more than 44 million people nationwide traveling more than 50 miles. most expected to drive thanks to record low gas prices. in case you were wondering aaa says the weekend's most popular destination is orlando. >> really? not going to drive there. >> nice and close. >> airfare is ridiculous if you're trying to last minute trip dunkin donuts rolling out new flavors. >> first th

normal service on the orange line at new carrollton. that's good news.track work wrapped up yesterday and hey, if you're traveling in alexandria, take, the blue or yellow line take, metro might be a better bet than trying to battle that congestion this morning. we'll let you know as soon as we see any movement on the inner loop by van dorn. right now it looks like it to be the duration of the morning commute before we get traffic moving again. >> the howard county web site was hacked left with a message supporting isis. it said "president trump will be held accountable for every drop of blood flowing in muslim countries." team system dz said to be part of the hack. local governments in new york and ohio the fbi field office in baltimore is helping in this investigation. >> grateful anticipation outside the supreme court this morning. justices are expected to announce a decision on the president's controversial travel ban case. >> as bob barnard tells us another question looms, could one of the justices announce his retirement. that's the word that is rum

damper on the orange line even though clearing work and no longer sinking tracking cheverly to new carrollton right lane near benning road. still causing a delay from 50 to the 11th street bridge and 50 inbound through cheverly, 202 to 295 jams up new york avenue by bladensburg road typical slow traffic and then keep in mind benning road did reopen after deadly crash investigation. that's your traffic. back to you wisdom and allison. >>> breaking overnight, the nationwide manhunt for two georgia inmates is over after a home invasion high speed chase in tennessee. the inmates crashed during that chase and fled on foot and tried to steal another vehicle outside a home. but the homeowner heard them outside and held them at gun point until police arrived to arrest them. the two men escaped from prison bus actually earlier this week by shooting and killing two security guards. >> go to london speculation on the death toll from wednesday's high rise apartment fire took traumatic new turn today. britain sun newspaper put out its cover the names and the many pictures of 65 people missing and feared d

orange line no trains between new carrollton and stadium-armory. shuttle service is available. no trains there and expect those closures at those stations where you've got those orange line delays. that's a look at traffic. annie and steve, back over to you. >> caitlin thank you very much. >>> it is 7:09. as we track metro this morning it has been metro's most aggressive rebuilding program in its 41 year history and as safe track comes to a close metro is declaring it a success. >> we're getting a first look at a new report out assessing the safe track. fox5's bob barnard joining us live at the tacoma metro station with all the details. bob. >> reporter: hey, annie, steve. yes its a report card that metro is giving itself will be delivered to the metro board later this week but wamu transportation reporter martin dicaro has gotten ahold of it ahead of time. we're here at the tacoma station. chem, what is almost done june 25th. it's been going on for more than a year. what does metro say about its project. >> metro is declaring safe track a success insofar as they promised to do

for life in carrollton, georgia, these programs are helping our young people make the transition from high school directly into the work force and helping adult learners transition into new careers. i visited these centers and learned about these education programs, and they provide a meaningful transition for these students. they rely heavily on the carl d. perkins career and technical education act. this is a pivotal work force development tool. it enables them to tailor programs that reflect work force needs, leveraging small dollars for very large outcomes. traveling throughout my district, the number one issue i hear from business and education leaders is work force development. and i have seen examples across the third district of how community stakeholders are pilling together to do their part to develop career tech education and in turn create opportunities for yuck people to climb the ladder of success. i'm so impressed by the emerging partnerships that have naturally come about as these groups work to close the skills gap that we have in this country. they know the urgent need we have to educate students and develop these skills to fulfill the demands of a 21st