Tuxant as the water beban to rise. Several streets are also closed. I dont think it can get as high as main street, but it can do damage here. Hes inside the voluntary evacuation zone. His hope is he wont have to empty out his business. Hes also questioning why wssc allowed the dam to get so full. Its hard to say how much water will come out of the dams. They should have opened them last night realistically. It make you wonder is it an act of god or ignorance. Reporter the level reach 10. 5 feet earlier today. Laurels mayor is also wondering why that water pressure was relieved so late. I have some concerns, you know, why this wasnt calculated and planned for ahead of time, but again, it may have taken them by surprise. I dont know that. I cant answer for them. All i know is i have an object station to take secure of my community here and work with the surrounding communities. Thats a question i will ask after this is over with. Reporter theyre hoping for the best. At this point, with
Old son out the back window so she could drop the grandchildren, ages 1 and 3 to him, but he fell. Fortunately, firefighters arrived quickly and rescue the rest of the family bilateral. They were taken to the hospital. They were all later released, including the 16yearold son, an Anacostia High School football player. Their sister was not home at the time. Brother,was not for my my family would not have made it out. I think i daresay. Are safe. God they happily, everybody survived. The family has lost everything. They are staying in a temporary shelter, but they have their lives. Also, we want to make sure investigators look at a particular neighbor who they described as one with a pcp problem, who they another say may have almost cost this family their lives. Reporting live from southeast washington, sam ford, abc 7 news. Two friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are facing federal charges. A federal grand jury handed out the indictment against the two men, both
[applause] thanks, lynn for that very kind introduction. One thing you didnt mention which was fine was that there is a picture of the Cabinet Meeting in todays new york times. And if you look new york times. And if you look closely youll see the back of my head. One of my colleagues said arent you glad you got your haircut this weekend . Im delighted to deliver the address here again. At last years conference i spoke about the progress that we had made recovering from the worst recession since the great depression. I also discussed the near term outlook for the economy. I emphasized several reasons to be cautiously optimistic about the economy Going Forward. Despite uncertainly about government fiscal policy and the lingering effects of the financial crisis that were then and continue to be head winds for the recovery. Im sure you are all aware our economy has continued to recover over the past year. Real g. D. P. Has now grown for 14 consecutive quarters. While many developed economi
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