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this is enhanced a little bit, but it is showing that there are some spots near reston , herndon , and leesburg, and around fredericksburg where we are seeing some areas of heavier rainfall. generally speaking rain showers moving through, moving from the west to the east. so if you're in prince george's county, anne arundel county and you haven't seen anything yet you'll get it eventually as it is moving to the east. no thunderstorms or anything like that, but areas of rain. >> temperatures across the region look like this: first we'll show you the temperatures as they stand now 56 at reagan national, dulles 55, bwi marshall is 55. your day planner for today, there will be a lot of clouds around, a warmer day than yesterday with highs in the low to mid-70s. chance of a few more showers during the afternoon and evening hours as well. that's a look at what's happening with the weather. we'll have more coming up including a look at the five- day in a few minutes. stay with us for that. >>> let's check with julie with traffic this morning. >> hey, you guys. we're talking to the crew in sky
this is enhanced a little bit, but it is showing that there are some spots near reston , herndon , and leesburg, and around fredericksburg where we are seeing some areas of heavier rainfall. generally speaking rain showers moving through, moving from the west to the east. so if you're in prince george's county, anne arundel county and you haven't seen anything yet you'll get it eventually as it is moving to the east. no thunderstorms or anything like that, but areas of rain. >>...
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low 40s in fairfax and reston and sterling. you go out to leesburg. 40 tonight. manassas 40.aybe even 39. tomorrow morning mostly sunny, breezy chilly. 40s and 50s. and winds increasing. northwest 10 to 20 actually. by afternoon, partly cloudy, breezy and cool. highs upper 60s and winds continue north westerly at about 10 to 20. we will break down tomorrow. light jacket in the morning. in the 40s. back to the 60s by lunchtime. upper 60s maybe low 70s south and east of town by evening. next three days. we are looking at some clouds on friday. maybe a shower late friday. back up to 70. a few showers on saturday. but not a washout. we are back to the low 70s. next seven days. for mom some showers. but milder. not a washout. mid-70s. then upper 70s next week. in fact, monday and tuesday and wednesday warmer. we have showers and or a thunderstorm in. won't be a washout. looks worse than it will be really. by next wednesday we should be flirting with 80 degrees which will be kind of nice actually. >> yahoo. >> we want to rock the red but starting to feel rocky right now. >> startin
low 40s in fairfax and reston and sterling. you go out to leesburg. 40 tonight. manassas 40.aybe even 39. tomorrow morning mostly sunny, breezy chilly. 40s and 50s. and winds increasing. northwest 10 to 20 actually. by afternoon, partly cloudy, breezy and cool. highs upper 60s and winds continue north westerly at about 10 to 20. we will break down tomorrow. light jacket in the morning. in the 40s. back to the 60s by lunchtime. upper 60s maybe low 70s south and east of town by evening. next...
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you'll probably dip into the upper 40s in columbia for your low. 63 for leesburg and reston and fairfax at 60. crofton this evening 57 degrees. reagan national cloudy skies. just a little bit of a chill out there. jet stream. coming onshore on the west coast. a little rise there in the northern plains then here is that northwesterly flow. tracked to our south and west and i think that will be the case for the overnight batch of showers and tomorrow we will have to watch to see what pops up here. here we go in the morning. a few sprinkles there. 9:15. we are okay. then in the afternoon a couple more showers do start to pop up. your next few day break down. 70 degrees. really nice monday and tuesday. where in the low 70s. make it mid-70s by thursday with a slight chance of a shower then unfortunately friday and saturday looks like the shower thunderstorm chance increases. temperatures still comfy in the low 70s. >>> terps seem to know what they want, right? >> they know what they want. no offer has been given yet but i think it will be his to turn down they are going after shawn miller. s
you'll probably dip into the upper 40s in columbia for your low. 63 for leesburg and reston and fairfax at 60. crofton this evening 57 degrees. reagan national cloudy skies. just a little bit of a chill out there. jet stream. coming onshore on the west coast. a little rise there in the northern plains then here is that northwesterly flow. tracked to our south and west and i think that will be the case for the overnight batch of showers and tomorrow we will have to watch to see what pops up...
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fairfax, reston, sterling, 41.nd again you get out towards leesburg, middleburg and manassas you'll be right on the border of 39 or 40 or 41. now tomorrow morning mostly sunny, breezy and chilly. 40s and 50s. winds actually increase tomorrow northwest at 10 to 20. they will be with us all day. partly cloudy, breezy and cool. highs in the upper 60s. and winds continue out of the northwest at 10 to 20. take away that wind it would feel a little more comfortable but with that wind it will just be a little bit cool. all right. here we go. tomorrow in the morning 40s at 7 p.m. 60s by noon. upper 60s to around 70 with sunshine by evening. a lot of sunshine tomorrow. next seven days not so much. 70. a few showers on saturday. low 70s. for mom some showers also and mid-70s. looks worse than it really is, derek. i know it looks worse than it is. everybody calm down. showers and thunderstorms possible. monday, tuesday, wednesday. but just kind of hit or miss. temperatures upper 70s near 80. >> what happened to the sunshine,
fairfax, reston, sterling, 41.nd again you get out towards leesburg, middleburg and manassas you'll be right on the border of 39 or 40 or 41. now tomorrow morning mostly sunny, breezy and chilly. 40s and 50s. winds actually increase tomorrow northwest at 10 to 20. they will be with us all day. partly cloudy, breezy and cool. highs in the upper 60s. and winds continue out of the northwest at 10 to 20. take away that wind it would feel a little more comfortable but with that wind it will just be...
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even out west, fairfax and reston and sterling, low 80s. even middleburg should make 80s tomorrow.morrow for you. 50s and 60s to start. 70s by noon. very warm by noon actually. upper 70s and low 80s by evening. some thunderstorms possible. but by 5:00, we think west of i81. next three days, there is your morning rain on wednesday. oh, boy. only 60 degrees. we lose 23 degrees. 65 and dry on thursday. next seven days, friday we're still kind of cool. maybe a shower late. 68. and then temperatures rebound a little bit over the weekend. we're in the 70s saturday and for mother's day showers possible late saturday. not a washout. and showers possible early sunday. not a washout either. upper 70s by next monday. >> big changes. >> yes. >> big change. >>> so this is just a very odd coincidence out at nats park today. >> military appreciation night. the nats haven't always had great timing. today they had great timing. the defense department showed up in more ways than one. the nats host the military and put on their own show against the giants. plus the caps take off for tampa. and why th
even out west, fairfax and reston and sterling, low 80s. even middleburg should make 80s tomorrow.morrow for you. 50s and 60s to start. 70s by noon. very warm by noon actually. upper 70s and low 80s by evening. some thunderstorms possible. but by 5:00, we think west of i81. next three days, there is your morning rain on wednesday. oh, boy. only 60 degrees. we lose 23 degrees. 65 and dry on thursday. next seven days, friday we're still kind of cool. maybe a shower late. 68. and then temperatures...
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reston, sterling. maybe only of six, though, in leesburg.n -- 66, though, in leesburg and into manassas. let's break down tomorrow for you. sunshine to start? the 40s. kind of chilly. 60s by lunch time. and then 67 to about 71 by evening. most of us will hold in the upper 60s. the next three day, clouds come back at us on friday. a couple of showers possible late again. not a blockbuster system. we'll try to make it up to 70. a few more showers on saturday. temperatures inching up there to average. that's 72. all right. next seven days, for mom we got some clouds and some showers. not a washout. and temperatures going up a little more back in the mid 70s. and then this isn't as bad as it looks, but we do have a chance for a shower or thunderstorm in monday and tuesday and wednesday. just afternoon variety on monday. upper 70s. kind of scattered on tuesday. and then just a few. just a few storms on wednesday. but by wednesday, we're back up to 80 degrees. >> not very pretty and spring like. >> 80 is good. >> thanks a lot, top. >>> we're going
reston, sterling. maybe only of six, though, in leesburg.n -- 66, though, in leesburg and into manassas. let's break down tomorrow for you. sunshine to start? the 40s. kind of chilly. 60s by lunch time. and then 67 to about 71 by evening. most of us will hold in the upper 60s. the next three day, clouds come back at us on friday. a couple of showers possible late again. not a blockbuster system. we'll try to make it up to 70. a few more showers on saturday. temperatures inching up there to...
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low 40s in reston and sterling and leesburg, middleburg, manassas, flirting with the upper 30s to around tomorrow morning mostly sunny, breezy and chilly. 40s and 50s. winds even increase. north westerly at about 10 to 20. now by afternoon partly cloudy, breezy, cool. highs in the upper 60s. and winds still north westerly at 10 to 20. so between the fact we are holding in the 60s tomorrow and that north westerly wind we will call it just a little bit on the cool side. we will break it down for you. 40s in the morning. 60s by lunchtime. mainly in the 60s by evening. some areas might top at 70 but pretty much full sun all day. the next three days. on friday clouds come back. couple of showers possible. not a washout. highs around 70. a few showers on saturday. not a washout. highs in the low 70s. next seven days. for mom it gets milder. that's good. back in the mid-70s but showers are still possible on mother's day. we will keep you posted. in fact, this looks worse than it is. we have a chance for a shower and thunderstorm in monday, tuesday, wednesday. those won't be washout days. temps
low 40s in reston and sterling and leesburg, middleburg, manassas, flirting with the upper 30s to around tomorrow morning mostly sunny, breezy and chilly. 40s and 50s. winds even increase. north westerly at about 10 to 20. now by afternoon partly cloudy, breezy, cool. highs in the upper 60s. and winds still north westerly at 10 to 20. so between the fact we are holding in the 60s tomorrow and that north westerly wind we will call it just a little bit on the cool side. we will break it down for...
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rockville and college park and in bowie, probably low 60s in waldorf and upper 60s in fairfax and restonsterling and maybe 56 in leesburg. pretty nice. tomorrow morning partly cloudy, breezy and mild. grab your shades, 50s and 60s, winds southwest 10 to 15 but the temps go up quickly, by afternoon, partly cloudy, breezy and warmer, thunderstorms possible, high temperatures in the low 80s, winds south-southwest at 10 to 15. breakdown tomorrow, mid-50s to mid-60s to start, 70s by lunchtime, upper 70s and low 80s by evening, there will be a few thunderstorms primarily west of town by 5:00. next seven days, better chance for thunderstorms in the immediate metro area tomorrow night and then it turns into a rain event through wednesday morning. only 62 on wednesday, we kind of stay cool for a while, thursday we are in the mid-60s, friday maybe a shower, upper 60s and then over the weekend not a big event but some showers possible late saturday, early on mother's day. should clear out on mother's day afternoon and then we are back in the upper 70s next monday. >> all right. thank you. >>> brett
rockville and college park and in bowie, probably low 60s in waldorf and upper 60s in fairfax and restonsterling and maybe 56 in leesburg. pretty nice. tomorrow morning partly cloudy, breezy and mild. grab your shades, 50s and 60s, winds southwest 10 to 15 but the temps go up quickly, by afternoon, partly cloudy, breezy and warmer, thunderstorms possible, high temperatures in the low 80s, winds south-southwest at 10 to 15. breakdown tomorrow, mid-50s to mid-60s to start, 70s by lunchtime, upper...
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we're still moving at speed past the airport through herndon, reston all the way toward tysons cornertill ahead, we're taking a look at roads across the region. that's going to kick off the 5:00 hour. back to you. >> thank you, angie. the washington capitals are facing playoff elimination after going down once again in tampa. game three, the caps came out a little shaky. they were in the game the entire time. they spent most of the game coming back from behind. two scores from tampa with 24- seconds in the third period, sealed the deal. lightning beat the caps 4-3. they can finish their sweep with a victory in game four in tampa tonight. >>> the "cbs evening news" will have a new anchor! starting next month. "60 minutes" correspondent scott pelley will take the anchor chair next. katie couric announced she's leaving the job at the end of her contract. pelley who grew up in texas will begin his new job june 6th. >> apple,ing on ael and microsoft have come under -- google and microsoft have come under scrutiny about how they handle user information on their mobile device. >> why the dat
we're still moving at speed past the airport through herndon, reston all the way toward tysons cornertill ahead, we're taking a look at roads across the region. that's going to kick off the 5:00 hour. back to you. >> thank you, angie. the washington capitals are facing playoff elimination after going down once again in tampa. game three, the caps came out a little shaky. they were in the game the entire time. they spent most of the game coming back from behind. two scores from tampa with...
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of them that just started were really i mean they were looked upon almost as gods people or james reston etc i mean they actually helped forge a coalition and again you know we're going to back the man in the moon why we have a cold war to win i mean that's part of it we're going to back civil rights why would we like black people know but we just don't do this because we're americans it's going to hurt us abroad and it hurts our chances of being continuing to be a great nation i know because it's a moral good and right those consensuses were no matter what you think of what's underlying them were built up by the traditional media and now it's fragmented and ironically but fragmentation when you look at fox i mean there's an article came out in new york magazine that said you know fox had turned the republican party into a circus and now they regret it but when you have a circus is just pandering to this kind of audience obviously nothing's going to get done and you cannot build a consensus to build anything so i mean it's going to panama canal right now we would never be able to pass th
of them that just started were really i mean they were looked upon almost as gods people or james reston etc i mean they actually helped forge a coalition and again you know we're going to back the man in the moon why we have a cold war to win i mean that's part of it we're going to back civil rights why would we like black people know but we just don't do this because we're americans it's going to hurt us abroad and it hurts our chances of being continuing to be a great nation i know because...
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that are better early middle class we're around this area i think there are a lot of them yeah yeah reston our current president might think we're filthy rich but you know i don't think we're absolutely consider myself middle class absolutely do you think this is a lower class neighborhood or a neighborhood or a middle class neighborhood it's a matter of class neighborhood to me we're right in the middle we economists like gary burtless isn't surprised i can tell you what people thought up to about five years ago i think over eighty five percent of americans thought they were in the middle class. a recent study found that americans believe the richest twenty percent only hole of about fifty nine percent of the world the actual number eighty four percent but ideally they said the breakdown should be much more equal but clearly it's not good america was a country that sort of stood stayed together historically with great unity on the glue that we all figured if we work hard we play by the rules we do better than our parents so they would do better than their parents and our kids would do bet
that are better early middle class we're around this area i think there are a lot of them yeah yeah reston our current president might think we're filthy rich but you know i don't think we're absolutely consider myself middle class absolutely do you think this is a lower class neighborhood or a neighborhood or a middle class neighborhood it's a matter of class neighborhood to me we're right in the middle we economists like gary burtless isn't surprised i can tell you what people thought up to...
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the north american headquarters is in reston. >> that is good news. >>> where can you get original artork from over 25 artists? holly is up next with the details. we are talking about paintings, photography, pottery, jewelry, small, cute children, all kinds of things. you don't want to miss it. that's coming up next. >>> and he is the creator of a new stage play called i'll always love my momma. jd lauren is in studio and talk about play in our area for the mother's day weekend. we'll tell you how you can see it and talk with jd in a moment. [ mom ] can a little bowl of cereal change your life? i think it can. one of the challenges for kayla being gluten-free is actually finding choices the whole family will love. then we discovered chex cereals. five flavors of chex are gluten-free, including the honey nut flavor, and that's amazing to a mom like me. as a parent you don't want to have to tell your kids "no" all the time. it's nice for me to be able to say "yes" to something that they want to eat. [ male announcer ] chex cereal. five flavors. gluten free. >>> holly is hanging out with
the north american headquarters is in reston. >> that is good news. >>> where can you get original artork from over 25 artists? holly is up next with the details. we are talking about paintings, photography, pottery, jewelry, small, cute children, all kinds of things. you don't want to miss it. that's coming up next. >>> and he is the creator of a new stage play called i'll always love my momma. jd lauren is in studio and talk about play in our area for the mother's day...
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manassas and reston still on the back edge of the precip and a little band that has been redeveloping south on 95 toward fredericksberg, moving through culpeper. this is lifting to the north and east. so we're not quite done with the rain yet here in the immediate washington area and inside the beltway, shortly look at what is going on in front royal. the back edge will continue to push to the east in the early- morning hours and we'll see sunshine moving in later on today. let's do the future-cast. and here we are at 9:00 a.m. the back edge of the precipitation of the rain and by noon you can see the back edge is starting to march to the east and just some rain showers for our eastern viewers and then by later this afternoon we all clear out here. it will be breezy and very cool today even with sunshine. our high temperatures will only be about 60 or so. but we'll get a chance to dry things out a little later today. into the nighttime hours, cold tonight and clear skies. and this is a cold one. overnight lows, believe it or not, back into the upper 30s. if you're off to the north and
manassas and reston still on the back edge of the precip and a little band that has been redeveloping south on 95 toward fredericksberg, moving through culpeper. this is lifting to the north and east. so we're not quite done with the rain yet here in the immediate washington area and inside the beltway, shortly look at what is going on in front royal. the back edge will continue to push to the east in the early- morning hours and we'll see sunshine moving in later on today. let's do the...
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reston is at 58 degreeees. still t a bad start today.have fairlylear skies early but we go through the latter day and there are clouds building in through the west. there will be a disturbance the midwest that add clouds and the sprinkle orr a light showers later in the day. morning sunshine, afternoon clouds, temperatures in the low 70's. looking beyond tomorrow, day looks like a couple ♪ ahh ♪ ahh ♪ ahh ♪ ahh ♪ ohh! ♪ can we wake up? did we dream it? ♪ ♪ can we sayay it? can we scream it? ♪ ♪ let's go, let's go ♪ let's go, let's go [ female announcer ] create countless looks with one smart, refillable compact. ♪ let's go, let's go [ female announcer ] find your way to beautiful at marykay.com oror with your independent beauty consultant. >>> we should play that again. this is the famous video of a woman walking through a mall. she is on her phone or something like that. she is so distracted that she falls into a fountain. this is not uncommon. people are addicted to their gadgets. so much so, that a lot of people believe that we are di
reston is at 58 degreeees. still t a bad start today.have fairlylear skies early but we go through the latter day and there are clouds building in through the west. there will be a disturbance the midwest that add clouds and the sprinkle orr a light showers later in the day. morning sunshine, afternoon clouds, temperatures in the low 70's. looking beyond tomorrow, day looks like a couple ♪ ahh ♪ ahh ♪ ahh ♪ ahh ♪ ohh! ♪ can we wake up? did we dream it? ♪ ♪ can we sayay it? can...
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reston at 60 degrees. good morning to you in college park. 59 degrees. look at the conditions where you can see we're mild but behind it, there is a cold front. see 40s in indianapolis. we'll be that tomorrow. we'll be in the 40s tomorrow morning. enjoy the warmth before the cold front comes through. here is a look at the future cast. the showers and rain come in. thunderstorms possible. some could be severe along interstate 81. by tomorrow afternoon, we'll be clearing out from it. it will be much cooler. we do have a coastal flooding advisory in effect until 10:00 p.m. what does this mean? the onshore flow of the winds, waves, one to two feet above normal. what we're worried about is minor flooding of low-lying areas. that's our concern until 10:00 p.m. tonight. so, for the rest of today, partly cloudy. breezy and warmer. thunderstorms possible out toward the west. highs 80 to 85 degrees south winds at 10 to 15 miles per hour. 84 for andrews air force base and upper 80s for culpepper. 80 for hagerstown. nice, warm day. here is your seven-day outlook. th
reston at 60 degrees. good morning to you in college park. 59 degrees. look at the conditions where you can see we're mild but behind it, there is a cold front. see 40s in indianapolis. we'll be that tomorrow. we'll be in the 40s tomorrow morning. enjoy the warmth before the cold front comes through. here is a look at the future cast. the showers and rain come in. thunderstorms possible. some could be severe along interstate 81. by tomorrow afternoon, we'll be clearing out from it. it will be...
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delays beginning near the reston parkway.nd wrapping it up with 395 leaving the pentagon, heavy, slow and steady across the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> this morning, pakistan's president is denying suggestions that his country's security forces helped to hide osama bin laden. the world's most wanted terrorist shot and killed inside a million dollar mansion 35 miles outside of the country's capital. joining us with the role of this and the future of the, dr. vanda brown from the brookings institute. good to have you with us this morning. >> good morning. >> let's start with that. there has been some question whether or not at least pakistan's intelligence agency may have been harboring osama bin laden. do you believe that to be the case? >> we don't know. but we highly suspect since he was found in the area that he was found. it is quite extraordinary that this close to the capitol no one would be at least interested in knowing who is living in such a very visible compound. if pakista
delays beginning near the reston parkway.nd wrapping it up with 395 leaving the pentagon, heavy, slow and steady across the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> this morning, pakistan's president is denying suggestions that his country's security forces helped to hide osama bin laden. the world's most wanted terrorist shot and killed inside a million dollar mansion 35 miles outside of the country's capital. joining us with the role of this and the...
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stanton's recent book horse soldier spent more than three years on the hour times bustle reston named the 2009 notable book by "the new york times". stanton lives and writes in michigan. welcome, doug. [applause] our topic today is the uncertain future in afghanistan assessing the conflict 10 years later. it is worth pointing out now that the u.s. has been present with its military in afghanistan longer than the soviet union did in 1989. and i think it is reflective of this. there was a moment a year or so ago when speaking to the troops in helmand province dr. stanley mcchrystal reflected on the intensity of emotions brought on by the memory of the attacks of 9/11. he told his audience i'm sure you can recall what you are doing were doing on that fateful day and seizing the moment he turned to to a soldier nearby and set out that you remember what you are doing on 9/11. the soldier replied, yes, sir. i was having my braces removed. he was a young kid then and a wise veteran now. american forces have been there for 10 years. i think we ought to have to start at the beginning and remin
stanton's recent book horse soldier spent more than three years on the hour times bustle reston named the 2009 notable book by "the new york times". stanton lives and writes in michigan. welcome, doug. [applause] our topic today is the uncertain future in afghanistan assessing the conflict 10 years later. it is worth pointing out now that the u.s. has been present with its military in afghanistan longer than the soviet union did in 1989. and i think it is reflective of this. there was...
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east under reston, towards the one-on-one. colgate, no delays or problems. the ride still looks good as well. >> reporter: good morning we are busy here. people have stopped at the desert station with loads of information on how to ride your bike safely. anything you need to know. one of the very interesting kind of application seeking get to help people in your ride, we have diane. diana. she is here with the coalition is torn to explain. what does this application the people cannot live it any time? >> it is tracking the miles of times that you are biking. if you're doing and the children see the the leaders are. it also has metals. it is a great program to track your progress. it is a great thing for the more experienced rudder. it will get you on your bike. >> it is bike month. things are happening checkout you can like they're about, in order to find events happening to the of the month. a lot of people who come into the station had been writing for years. they find enjoyable that this is more of a reward to them. they do say that what got them started
east under reston, towards the one-on-one. colgate, no delays or problems. the ride still looks good as well. >> reporter: good morning we are busy here. people have stopped at the desert station with loads of information on how to ride your bike safely. anything you need to know. one of the very interesting kind of application seeking get to help people in your ride, we have diane. diana. she is here with the coalition is torn to explain. what does this application the people cannot live...
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today i rise to honor a resident of reston, virginia -- carl pike, the assistant special agent in charge of the special operations division at the drug enforcement administration, d.e.a. this is carl and his whole team here that we're honoring. we've all seen reports in recent years detailing the violent and inhumane acts of the mexican drug cartels that terrorize cities and control a significant percentage of the narcotics flowing into the united states. mr. pike is head of a complex multiagency task force set up to catch many of these violent criminals and disrupt the flow of drugs. last year he and his team led the largest strike ever against la familia, one of the most ruthless mexican drug cartels and a major trafficker of methamphetamine in the united states. the strike dubbed "project coranodo" was an operation that spanned 20 stays, 50 cities, two countries and multiple federal agencies. attorney general eric holder said the -- quote -- "unprecedented coordinated u.s. law enforcement action was a significant blow to la familia's supply chain of illegal weapons, drugs and cache fl
today i rise to honor a resident of reston, virginia -- carl pike, the assistant special agent in charge of the special operations division at the drug enforcement administration, d.e.a. this is carl and his whole team here that we're honoring. we've all seen reports in recent years detailing the violent and inhumane acts of the mexican drug cartels that terrorize cities and control a significant percentage of the narcotics flowing into the united states. mr. pike is head of a complex...