>> the objective is to read the regional hegemon, they want to be the predominant power in the region, no doubt about that and that is what they are pursuing. one of the first things i did after becoming commander of joseph votel is to go through the strait of hormuz to understand what this was and the iranians did not disappoint. within 30 minutes we had both surround us in the area. had a chance to observe our ship captain and crew and how they responded and since i had a chance to see that on a number of occasions, i am extraordinarily confident in our leaders and in the processes, procedures and capabilities they have to defend themselves. the presence of these types of boats are seldom if ever prevent us from accomplishing our missions. what they are out there to do is demonstrate their presence, in some cases potentially be provocative. if you look over the course of the year we see 300 plus incidents of this nature, 10 first 15% of those we would classify as being abnormal meaning outside the normal pattern of life, unprofessional meaning they are not following proper maritime

therefore, i call containing the regional differences and the regional conflicts. because these are the -- one of the main reasons to seeing these groups rise, that's in syria and libya and other places, where these groups are rising because of all of that. we welcome all the support that is offered to iraq and thank everyone who supports the global coalition that supports iraq. this coalition proved that we can fight together terrorism. we all have common interests. iraq is not begging for support and is not asking for support from a position of weakness. but we all are asking it all together all in the same boat all on the same ship facing this terrorism. and we fight side by side on the ground and we benefit from all the logistical support and all the air support that is being given to us and to our forces as we move forward to the next phase to protect our borders and rebuild our country. we have the means to deal with that. we have absorbed and are working with all the components of iraq. i can't tell you we resolved all our issues. these problems go back to m

people within the region start to self identify. in the 1970's and 1980's, you see an upsurge in enthusiasm in supposedse it -- celtic roots of appalachian culture. to this end, the celtic south paradigm popularized by historians in the 1970's emerged in tandem with an upsurge with a -- with ane in upsurge in public interest in scottish and irish roots of appalachian culture. mcdonald argued that the nomadic culture and clannish family structure of early scottish and northern irish immigrants to the south allowed for the development of a distinct southern white culture. the herder cultures of north britain and ireland emerged out of the violence and uncertainty that characterized the internal british frontiers. what i mean by that, i am talking about the border between england and scotland, the border between protestant and catholic settlement in ireland. these frontiers, these meeting places between two cultures. often violent places. life was harsh and competitive in these internal frontier areas. it necessitated the development o

several decades and less housing regionally than the previous decade around the inner bay region we'reroducing more housing but the rest of region is producing less housing if you look at the question of job housing balance san francisco is sort of in the has produced housing and jobs in about the same percentages as other peer city seattle and new york and boston has produced more housing but producing around the rank of 1.6 housing in the last ifd i 35 years the region we have a high jobs per housing ratio compared to other regions if you look at new york or seattle they have more housing per jobs as we do and important along with boston and new york have seen drastically wage increases but other regions have not as fast in outcome and again san francisco again it is a out liar in the trend regional we have lowered the jobs housing balance over the last 35 years product more housing and jobs where in 1980 every other community in the inner bay has not in the last 31 years and produced far more jobs san mateo has added housing over the last 35 years and santa clara is close to two we

for that region. most military perhaps his more covered than other departments but i wonder if you feel that these gaps are becoming problematic and perhaps what you would be doing about it? >> congresswoman, i he the benefit of having a cabinet secretary who previously held my job and so he understands the region that i am operating in right now and we have a very open, communicative relationship here and so i feel i'm getting everything that i need from the department this juncture so i can't tell you that i have been disadvantaged while the transition completes and get someplace. >> thank you and following up on my colleagues question from earlier, about how we are planning for what comes next in iraq. what's it going to look like? >> what is the extent of that planning, how would you see that right now? >> as i mentioned in my opening statement i think this has to be, it has to involve more tn just the military and in my advice to the secretary and the chairman as we begin to look at how we move f

it's a regional our partners. so, here, developments in virginia, the district, northern virginia, prince george's county as well as baltimore. we're doing a deep-dive collaboration with the university of baltimore with a cohort of churches who are looking to do development there. >> you're a proponent of smart growth for churches. >> smart, intentional, wise development that is thought out. people need to really not just have a vision, but do the homework, make sure there's a need for the vision that they have, and then, again, get connected to good financial development and legal partners that will help them be successful. >> okay. we'll take another break and we'll be right back. >>> welcome back. pastor sheppard and david bowers, can we talk for a moment about the need? there's a lot of talk about the need for affordable housing. and the cost being so, just out of, you know, the realm of the possible for the average extremely low-income d.c. households spend more than half of their income on rent. how many peo

it's about a trans-regional threat. in this particular case, we are talking about isis but it's also al qaeda and other groups that present a trans-regional threat. so when we go to the president with options, it will be in the context of a trans-rooj natureg threat and i would highlight the three things that make it a trans-regional threat. there is obviously the flow of foreign fighters. we estimate probably over 100, 120 countries have provided 45,000 foreign fighters just to syria inand iraq alone. that's one element. the flow of resources is also an area that makes it a characteristic trans-regional threat. the third area is the narrative. so you know, our plan i think to be successful needs to number one, cut the connective tissue between regional groups that now form a trans-regional threat and so you got to cut that connective tissue and that connective tissue is the characteristics i just described. then working in combination with local forces and coalition forces, drive the threat down to the level where loca

i do think there's a focus on iran in the region. in some ways, there's a focus on iran in the region not only because their own experience, what they see from our traditional partners in the region, and the fears they have, but in an interesting way, because it's easier to deal with than the jcpoa. if you're not going to tear up the jcpoa, which i think they conclude you shouldn't tear it up, for the reasons at least what i said and they understand from talking to the europeans and others, then it becomes natural to focus more on what the iranians are doing in the region. now you get back to the question of, the priority on isis. it can cut a couple of ways obviously. at the end of the day, if you're going to defeat isis, you also have to have a plan for what comes after isis. you know, i would suggest that -- and mark, you raised the rule of the shia militias which is more outside of mosul than in mosul, but the experience of some of the shia militias in iraq, when they have liberated places like ramadi or fallujah, most of the you

forces in the region, in syria. we had a discussion about the authorization for military force, something general mattis called for last week. i was glad to see that. i am concerned that appointment may lead to an expansive, open-ended commitment. you called it in the evolving campaign that could have long-term consequences, raising substantial and unpredictable risks that have not been fully considered or endorsed by congress as a whole. i am also mindful of the human toll in countries where we are raising a fight against isil, and how mounting human casualties, tragic in and of themselves, can work against our long-term interest in setting the conditions for stability. --ppreciate your redressing addressing it in your opening remarks. but i also appreciate the important work international groups are playing in monitoring civilian casualties. as reported in the washington post yesterday, according to a group you are familiar with, a british monitoring group, the frequency of civilian deaths linked to u.s. strikes i

here's where you can expect region by region today. lehigh valley, northwest suburbs heavy snow, on one to 2 feet. philadelphia along the i-95 corridor snow, sleet and then changing back to snow, eight to 12-inches over there. in central delaware and southeastern new jersey, some snow changing to rain. we're seeing that process already begin right now so really depends where you are region by region. how about the time lineup this is a high impact. if you're traveling now, 7 o'clock normally the morning rush, hopefully people won't be rushing anywhere, 10:00 a.m. high impact. by 1 o'clock that's when the storm is pulling ay what,? you have the a couple snow showers left. by 4 o'clock even less of an impact. the morning hours are the worst overall expect a heavy wet snow north and west, heavy rain south and east mixing along 95. the heaviest of this storm is from now through noon. david will be back to go more on totals region by region so matt and tam everybody knows exactly what to expect. >> thanks karen. >>> the roads are a mess thi

bordering poland and lithuania became the most militarized region in europe. russia had anti-access denial capabilities. this aims at limiting the freedom of maneuver and action on the territory. it's spending from northeastern poland to the baltic states and moreover com, it is equipped ine systems and able of hitting targets in latvia, poland and even in eastern parts of germany. they conduct large-scale exercises with openly aggressive scenarios. we also observe an unprecedented number of military incidents provoked by russia that the most alarming issue is russia's ability to take prompt actions. we saw that in crimea. third, the hybrid dimension. the trend of the actions go beyond the conventional military realm and we see them in the cyber informational energy domains. russia deliberately inflates the hybrid means. there's vulnerabilities in the sensitivities and this might involve actions in the cyber domain frequently backed by the propaganda efforts. they try to diversify and russia promotes the north pipeline creating divisions among the member state

much is at stake in the central region.e recognize this fact and i assure you that the centcom team stands ready and willing to do what is necessary to protect our national interests and the interests of our allies and partners. thise close by thinking committee once again for the strong support you continue to teamde to the world-class in the united states central command and our forces in the region. 80,000 less sailors, airmen, coast guardsmen and civilians that make up the command are truly the very best in the world at what they do. i cannot be more proud of them and their families. i know that you are proud of them as well. thank you, i look forward to answering your questions this morning. general.you, you are right, we share your pride in them and what they do. briefly before, you expressed interest in addressing some of the press stories regarding civilian casualties, especially in mosul. let me invite you to do that at this point. gen. votel: thank you mr. chairman, i appreciate the opportunity to talk a little bi

the gulf region given that we provide to economies in the gulf region?ould be helpful to this region to have a lightly stable dollar. every time the dollar strengthens, if you raise competitiveness from the nonoil sectors. governments have been putting emphasis on growth in the nonoil sectors. -- dubai is a largely nonoil economy. every strength in the dollar makes a dubai less repetitive when you're looking at tourism and wholesale trade. i think for this region it would be great to have a weaker dollar, it is not something that we see. gulf countries are going to have to adapt. we start to see this sort of pressure emerge when we look at the pmi survey, businesses are trying to compensate for the strong dollar by adjusting their prices. tracey: adaptation, diversification, this is a nice research note about fiscal adjustment in the gulf region. how happy are you with the adjustment that has taken place? >> i think it has been forced by circumstances, i think a very sharp drop in oil prices last year really fourth the government's hand -- forced the gov

the cape fear region is the southernmost coastal region of north carolina. it is called cape fear because when boats were approaching there were a lot of shoals and it was difficult to get into, so it was a fearful place to land, at least that is what most historians thing. wilmington is the main city in north hanover county. the exhibit is called "cape fear stories." it explores the history of wilmington and north hanover county from the earliest inhabitants of to the 20th century. here, some came people described it as an ocean of trees, majestic, tall trees, and these became the bedrock of the region's economy. the trees are called longleaf pines. you can still see them today, but they used to cover a huge united states. they have these long pine needles, big pinecones, totally different than anything you would have seen in england if you are coming here from europe. resource for lumber, turpentine, and tar. people came to the cape fear in the early part of the american colonial period. most americans lived within 50 miles of the coast. we have three thin

the gulf region could be one of that places this happens first. uae could be one of the places where this happens first. you see some of those factors aligning in a positive way. but there is a lot more work to do. when you mention bringing in an executive from uber to help the company grow does that mean you are planning to add staff to your business? >> yes, we are growing at about 25 employees a month right now. we just passed the 250 employee point. we will probably double by the end of 2017. we expect it will have a significant growth of our team here in the emirates. we plan on opening up a subsidiary here. that the projects we working on continue to develop. we will need engineers, people developing technology around the world. that is one of the most intriguing opportunities for any country that moves first, the first mover advantage to building that ecosystem, creating jobs, partnering with universities, to develop part of the system that will be built over the next three to five years. yousef: let's cross over to our top stories. china's

. >> the cape fear region is the southernmost coastal region of north carolina. becauselled cape fear when both were approaching it was very difficult to get into port, it was fearful to land. that is the story told. wilmington north carolina is the main story -- city on the coast here. the exhibit that we are looking at today is called stories, it explores the history of wilmington and power county from the earliest inhabitants up to the 20th century. what people saw when they came here was an ocean of trees, they ,aw these majestic tall trees they became the bedrock of the economy. the trees are called longleaf pines. huge placeo cover a of what becamesouth. they have these long pine needles, big pinecones. they are bigger than anything you would see in england or if you are coming from europe. they are a great source of lumber, but there also a source of labor that you can use to make tar. fear duringto cape the colonial. up to the 1800s. most americans live within 50 miles of the coast. here we have everything things going for us, the river. that allows peopl

s globally and regionally are looking very good.xport order index rows to just short of 49, indicative of two things. one, obviously an exchange rate benefit coming through, but also i think global environment looking that much better, allowing exports to flourish. further steps of course, steps to boost confidence, steps to -- but at the same time reforms which will be ongoing as well in terms of subsidy reform. these kind of things are still head binds to? extent. so it is going to be a slow process, but i think the con text of global recovery is a good one and steps taken are starting to show a little bit of fruit. >> how would you describe the employment situation there? we are still seeing the rate of firings if you will or the rate of job losses, but it is not as bad as say a few months back? >> well, that is understandable. you are not going to see a dramatic turnaround in that sort of outlook immediately. the employment picture will change with quite a significant lag when you start to see a more persistent trend of improvem

in issue in the asia pacific region in terms of fires, i find that the visit by . by mr tillerson comes at a timely manner. the us secretary of state made clear existing us policy towards north korea have not worked and a gway! towards north korea have not worked and a % way forward towards north korea have not worked and a dem way forward was needed. towards north korea have not worked and a new way forward was neededm the face of this ever escalating threat it is clear and different approach is required. part of my purpose to the region is to exchange views on a new approach stop the foreign minister and i had a very open and candid discussion around a different approach and we will have further discussions with prime minister and further discussions with prime ministerand in further discussions with prime minister and in seoul as well. some of the days are the news. let's have a look at these spectacular images. amazing but also very dangerous. mt etna bursting into life and spitting lava 200 metres into the air above sigilg the lava 200 metres into the air abov

i think it is an attractive region to invest in.'s model of egypt with a ski slope and high-end luxury brands. will the shoppers come? ♪ >> you are watching the best of bloomberg markets: middle east. each its inflation accelerated above 30% in february. inflation accelerated above 30% in february. >> we asked him on developer how rising prices are affecting his business. >> we have been in egypt for almost 20 years. this is not the first time we go through the situation like the current one. egypt has a lot to offer and it is going through very difficult times. if i look at egypt today, i think we are at the end. we start to see the end of the tunnel. egypt has had17, very good progress on important structural reforms. inflation is absolutely true. this is the result of floating the currency. this will start to offset itself . on the other side, the important reforms taking place -- although, it took some time. steps in theually right direction, and, very tough steps. you are talking about floating the currency. being -- if you loo

therefore, i call containing the regional differences and the regional conflicts. these are one of the main reasons to see these groups rise in libya and other places where these groups are arising because of all of that. we welcome all the support that is offered to iraq and thank everyone who supports the global coalition that supports iraq. this coalition proved that we can fight together terrorism. we all have common interests. iraq is not asking for support from a position of weakness. we all are asking for it all together all in the same boat or on the same ship facing this terrorism. we fight side by side on the ground and we benefit from all the lodgistical support as we move forward to protect our borders and protect our countries. we have the means to deal with that. we are working with all the components. these problems go back to many years in the past the regime oppressed the iraqi people and disturbed the means of the iraqi people and the heinous terrorist attacks who came from countries from all over the world. we have to cooperate to contain and des

but there is a bigger issue here, which is that as long as the region, the baltic region is still considered as an island inside the european union, then it's not a matter of how dependent acetos stone ya is. >> would the region be more secure if that dependence was on the united states instead of russia? >> well the united states plays a big role here, especially in the export to europe. i understand the issuing of licensing and this is clearly what lithuania is looking forward, to get more to europe, to lithuania. also it's important to mention that acetone ya actually exports and it's only 8% from russia. senator rubio is in a classified meeting and cannot make it by 4 sln 15 which is the time that we can all leave. i'll make sure he can ask you questions in writing. to all of you, thanks for coming. it's been eye opening to me. my goal is to inform the american people of the risks that you have being in the back yard of russia as a democracy, that they're coming after us, france and germany until somebody stops them and we're going to try to give you more tools in your toolbox to fight b

so this area, this call leningrad region is especially sensitive area.nd as i said the most militarized area in the whole of europe, i think. >> are you getting, do you get support from nato? do you feel that nato support is strong? >> yesyes. we feel enormous support both from nato and bilaterally from the united states. so i think the whole project of deployment and deterrence implement it right now, and we understand still support is fully by the united states is essential for our security and very important. >> i look at all the areas, the baltic areas, latvia, lithuania, estonia and so on. do you feel any grade or less concern about a russian invasion since the elections here in the united states? does anybody want to start with that? >> well, i think we are concerned since, well, since 201414 are even before, since 2008, since georgia or ukraine, we are concerned because we see the international rules-based order is being challenged. that's a concern for the whole of europe. it's a concern for the whole of nato. and here we are considering that the

now the details, we continue to track storms in our region and they likely keep coming into the region, and we see rain and pretty strong thunderstorms and vehicles have their windshield wipers on as they drove through the rain and at times the rain was so heavy, it was hard to see the roadways, and looking live from sky 6 hd showing you a soggy philadelphia international airport and clouds and rain showers not sure if we'll see the sun at all today. hopefully tomorrow. stormtracker 6 live double scan radar scanning the skies, meteorologist, david murphy, joins us now with more. stormtracker 6 live double scan is busy this morning as we have a lot of thunder boomers coming through the region and some of them cracking good thunder and lightning. not a lot of wind but most of the thunderstorms pushing off the coast and what we have left is steady rain highlighted in yellow than gives you a problem on roadways. we'll start in the northern suburbs, allentown is about to get the heavier push of rain coming in. you had one cell a while ago but here com

israel stands alone in a region full of despots that have no love of the rule of law. reject the bgs movement whether it be in france or london or right here in the united states of america. [ applause ] activis activists turn the other way as basher al assad and vladmir putin bomb civilians without hesitation. they ignore the cries of people being persecuted in venezuela and cuba. they claim the mantle of free speech to defend the smear campaign against israel. they demand that israeli academics in every field of study be silenced. that students who are jewish, pro israel and who believe in a lasting and secure home for the jewish people are silenced. but we must not be silent. we must stand together to insure that the letters bds are seen for what they are, bias, directed solely at one people and one country by those who should know better. and as a senior member of the senate foreign relations committee, i will use every avenue at my disposal to call out a movement that is stained by anti-semitism. [ applause ] whether it is the delegitimization of israel by the uni

it all calls for a regional strategy to counter iran's asymmetric and unconventional threats in the regionincludes specific plans to engage our partners in the gulf to work together to counter iranian efforts to destabilize recognized governments to stop iranian harassment and interference in international shipping lanes to stop iranian support for terrorist groups like hezbollah and regular shia groups in iraq. this bill imposes sanctions on anyone who contributes materially or financially to iran's ballistic missile program, a program that iran has test fired numerous ballistic missiles over the last few months several bearing the words, israel must be wiped off the earth and the u.n. expressed concern that iran's efforts to supply missiles to hezbollah is in violation of a up arms embargo. this legislation imposes sanctions on anyone involved in such activities, ensuring those who violate arms embargoes are held atable and to counter iran's support for -- our bill imposes terrorist related sanctions on the revolutionary guard force. likewise it preventions sanctions imposed by executive

it created, as you all know, cascade of instability around the region that we are still dealing with today in syria and elsewhere, and we will be dealing with that for many years to come. and by the way, that war in iraq cost us trillion of dollars, money that should have been spent on health care, education, infrastructure, and environmental protection. [applause] in inch understand in other words, in other words, it is easy to give a powerful speech about why we have to go to war, but it is far more important that we do everything that we can to solve global conflicts without going to war. [cheers and applause] the war in iraq, like many other military conflicts, had unintended consequences. it ended up making us less safe, not more safe. in contrast, the iran nuclear deal, deal that didn't promote or prompt great dramatic features, deal that was enormously complicated, deal that took an enormous amount of quiet diplomatic work, that deal helped the security of the united states and our partners. yes, it helped the security of israel as many israeli security experts have acknowledg

balance, that some of the rising regional powers or in some cases declining regional powers that are exerting themselves more completely dominating their own region, they found they can take certain actions that fall below the threshold that normally elicit a military response from us. they can, through a series of salami slices begin to take away the foundations of this order. so we are faced with a very challenging question. >> as china militarize his the land reclamation project, the am far they are building starts to put airstrips, but what point you respond? when you put hq nine antiaircraft missiles, do you take them out then? maybe not, it doesn't seem like a small objective, a massive us military response that would put us in conflict but maybe wait until late, is that enough? what about three, what about 10, what about 100? what about when you wake up one day and find that you created an air defense information zone over the area and you can no longer fly over. this is the challenge i think that we face and it's not just in the south china sea, it's elsewhere and i'm not sur

more word of freedom to spread through the region the more secure region will be. that will destroy monopoly on news. >> so you like the content. but stronger broadcast? >> yes. >> very good. yes, sir. >> thank you, senator. i would emphasize that in estonia case, the most efficient funding has come through foreign military fund and also eri, european reassurance initiative. so most of the american taxpayers' money has gone to the capabilities but also infrastructure buildup. we have received about $75 million u.s. dollars from eri funding in recent two years. and we have spent that money on infrastructure but also on capability development on anti-tank weapons. also if enough money which is important and hopefully increased in coming years, goes to the very important capability development. thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> sorry, very quickly. >> if i could add to what my estonia quality said, european reassurance initiative is very important for us and we would like to thank you for this great increasing this program from $1 is billion to $3 billion. it

which regions the see that coming from?ryone has been talking about aramco, but there are some interesting spots here in the middle east that will be active in terms of ipos before it here before they come to market. some of them are in egypt. it country is going -- the country is going through recovery. since november of last year when the currency was allowed to fluctuate, stock markets have been extremely active there. we have seen a lot of interest from international investments. it is natural to see a lot of ipos coming out of egypt this year. of theed to the chairman egyptian stock exchange here in dubai this week, he said they are expecting about 10 ipos for the year. some of them are already lined up. it will be active. very interesting. from those ipos that are being speculated, do we know any names right now? we do know a few names, from egypt. era africa international banks. we know that they might come to market any time as soon. we have in saudi arabia, which is also a market that is expected to be very active

i do want to see peace in the region.o believe that a two state solution if it could be achieved would bring tremendous benefits to both israelis and the palestinians. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> we'll add seven minutes on the clock for a round. i know you just took seven. so if you would understand that so that's why i waited. but put seven minutes on the clock if you will. >> thank you very much. thank you for being willing to take on what will be a difficult struggle as it always has been in recent years. let me try to drill down a little bit in one of the concerns vichlt all of us sit and think about if there is indeed a solution, if a solution is even possible, how do you get there? and the problem i see or one of the many, many problems that i see is kind of foundational to the whole thing. and that is who you're negotiating with. i mean it seems to me that palestinian authority and hamas are deeply divided and deeply polarized. and how do you accomplish that when you're supposed to be dealing with a single entit

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cooler and breezy conditions return on thursday as a cold front sweeps through the region. while a few light rain showers will be possible, most locations will remain dry. the ridge will then rebuild back over the region late in the week resulting in another warming trend heading into the upcoming weekend. (vicki) still ahead... a mother is accusing t-s-a agents of detaining her disabled son - and treating them like quote 'dogs'. find out what happened - coming up at 5:45.(grant) plus, uber's first ever diversity report confirms that the embattled ride-hailing company faces the same workforce challenges as its tech world peers. we'll explain - next. the long process of removing the old eastern span of the bay bridge has finally come to an end. the last visible piece was floated away this morning. the 19th and final three-hundred-foot steel truss is now gone. caltrans has been working on the demolition since 20-13. they say removing this one wasn't too hard... a strong current in the bay this morning helped crews get the nearly 2-million-pound truss on the barge. <"they used

in facing whater was once a regional security this will not reach only its regional neighbors, the united dates and other countries. we urge north korea to achieve peacefuls to achieve silly with north korea have failed to make us safer. the u.s. and its allies have repeatedly assured north korea's leaders that we assure only peace, stability, and economic prosperity for northeast asia. as proof of our intent, america has provided $1.3 billion in assistance to north korea since 1995. in return, north korea has detonated nuclear weapons that -- and dramatically increased ballistic missile lnches to threaten america andur allies. our commitment to allies is in the face of north korea's escalating global threat, it is important for me to consult with our friends. let me be very clear. the policy of strategic patience has ended. we are exploring a new range diplomatic security -- diplomatic, security, and economic measures. all options are on the table. north korea must understand that he only path to a secure, economically prosperous future is to abandon its development of nuclear weapons, d

then you can see how it kind of dries through the region.ith a winter weather advisory up north in particular because any additional one or 2-inches of snow from these snow showers combined with that snow that's already all over the place, you got heavy snow up there, it's going to be blowing around again today. looks like after about 6 o'clock or 7 o'clock most of these snow showers are done. wind chills are also an issue. i showed you the wind chills right now. well, as we roll through the day they don't get a lot better. still single digits in allentown, teens in philadelphia pacific northwest more of the same later tonight. blustery winds and problems with blowing snow and also icy branches. a lot of issues today. blowing snow up north. you already have a lot of snow on the ground a little bit more from snow showers coming and then icy branches and when i say south i really mean from the i-95 corridor south. that could mean more power problems with blustery winds, those icy wires and branches coming down and of course you got icy sidewal

rain and winds will spread southward friday as the front moves across the region. a break in the rain is expected saturday with showers anticipated to return sunday night into monday as a low pressure system moves through the region. (ella)breaking news out of the palm springs area- an amber alert was issued -- police say a car was stolen with these two kids inside.this happened in cathedral cityjust before 7:00 tonight.the alert says the boys are 1-year-old jayden cortez and 2-year-old carlos cortez.the kids were in their baby sitters car when she stepped out and someone stole it.at this point -- there is no indication áwhereá the thief may be headed.the car is a white honda accord. license plate 7tjr654. we'll bring you any new developments as soon they become available. (pam) now to a story you'll only see here on kron4 news... the mother of the man accused of viciously attacking a woman on bart is apologizing tonight for her son's action... kron 4 first broke the story yesterday... now the suspect's mother says her son was off his medication at the time of the

our goal is to bring people together in the region to solve the serious problems and our creating a region have a decentle life that all human beings are entitled to. i am not naÏve. that, given the ,ealities of today, this vision one where people come together focus onddle east to the environmental and social problems that exist, i appearsnd that vision distance and may appear far-fetched. we cannot afford to give up on this. so, as american and israeli progressives, what we should demand of our governments to bring that kind of future to the people? it is often said that the relationship we have is based on shared values. i think that that is correct. we then have to ask ourselves what we mean by those and what we are talking about. as progressives, here are some of the values we share here and around the world. we believe in democracy, , opposed touralism we respect and will protect the rights of minorities. values.e our those values are based on the backe notion that goes thousands and thousands of years ,hat says that all human beings no matter what color our skin or what part of the

and those that serve the boards of the region. and those of us terrorists from iraq and prevent them from expanding the efforts and thank you for listening. [applause] . >> i m days did it here and the first 100 days above for trump to grasp the understanding we did not although for him but we're all represented under him. but at low -- as the commander in chief. >> for the first 100 days also like to see in the first 100 days of starting obamacare and i would like to see that. . . i believe that trump should improve the immigration policy. i mean, for one, the muslim ban is -- i don't agree with the muslim ban because, for one, i have a present who is muslim and is not a terrorist, and as nor wall policy, not going for work. i believe illegal immigration shouldn't -- it's an issue and all but building a wall isn't going to help. >> i'm a communications major and a junior here. my message to president donald trump, i know a lot of candidates make a lot of promises when running for president but i would like him to lower the rate o

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. >> trees and powers lines are down in the region and the storm is not done yet. it's tuesday afternoon and the big story is a late winter blast from mother nature. as we look live from the queen village section we see a tree blocking 6th and carpenter streets. one of many issues people are dealing with at this hour. we have live coverage from the lehigh valley and the shore. now we go to meteorologist, david murphy. >> you see dry air coming up into the region and melting away the last of this snow. it's still snowing in northeast philadelphia but beginning to die down a bit. but in south philadelphia, and center city we were drying out. some of this out to the north and west with the area of low pressure to our latitude may be drawn back in to points to the south, but if it does happen it won't put much accumulation down. the worst of this appears to be of, that means what you have on the ground now in terms of snowfall amounts is what you can expect. we had diminished snowfall tote ago in the i-95 corridor and parts of south jersey. because of the predawn hours

it's in the southern half of the region. the reason why it's there, these are the areas that got some of that ice yesterday and some of that ice is still on the tree branches and wires. karen was talking about how she lost a tree. and we're worried about more wires popping down and more tree branches coming down so that is up until 8:00 and a wind advisory in the northern half of the region until eight. not a whole lot of addition inar two from more snow showers today but it's going to be whipping and blowing around along with that heavier snow th i from yesterday. there you see we'll start out sunny but some of these clouds to the north are going to sweep down along with those snow showers particularly in the afternoon. temperatures right now are cold. 23 degrees in philadelphia f-21 in allentown, 26 in cape may and with the windshe wind chills are making it feel like it's in the single digits in a lot of spots and not much better elsewhere. as we go through the day it stays cold. 20 degrees by 7:00 some sunshine early. the