Exactly three hours ago the tech and ecommerce giant got hit with a new lawsuit from the federal trade commission and 17 state attorneys general. They are accusing amazon of using its market power to inflate prices, overcharge third theparty sellers and for using strong arm tack tactics to maintain its monopoly. The suit comes after a 4year probe into alleged monopolistic moves by amazon. So its actually affecting the Broader Market here. The stock is driving the nasdaq 100 lower. Right now we have got the nasdaq down about 209 points or 1. 5 . It is among the worst performers on the index. Siriusxm on semiconductor cin actioner cintas joining amazon on the biggest laggards list. The that major indices head for their fifth if fifth fifth down day over the last six. If you look at the dow, it is down 403 points, thats at the low concern below its 200day moving average. Microsoft, goldman sachs, caterpillar and United Health care account for onethird of the dows losses. Apple is in the w
They will run into wet conditions. I dont see this really delayed, just outside the beltway, that was an hour ago and everyone is trying to get an early start getting home. The only accident right now out of cherrywood lane, only delays westbound going east bound on green belt. Just about every School District in the viewing area canceled classes or closed up shop early today. Not always a popular decision with parents questioning the process. Fairfax county, for example, explained on the Facebook Page why they canceled school, writing even with early closures, Elementary School buses would still be on the road during the forecast period of hazardous Road Conditions and the number one comment comes from matt who writes, the county used so much salt on the roads last week that not enough left for the romans to put in the fields of carthage. Somehow, the freezing drizzle wont stand a chance. Many parents seem to understand. To any rights, the same people criticizing are the ones that wou
Going to be significant, right . Absolutely. And ive been comparing the heat wave to the heat waves in 2012. This could be the hottest and longest that we have had in years. Lets look at the weather cam. A nice pleasant shot of the Jefferson Memorial and the washington monument. Heres a look at the day planner. Well see a few showers in the morning and temperatures quickly rising. 89 at 1 00. Storms approaching from the west at that point and then a more solid line of thunderstorms will make its way toward us at 4 00. Well be at 92 degrees and thats dropping from a high of 94. The heat is on starting today. 72 at lease burg and gaithersburg. Im track the storms coming up in the first alert 7day. Back to you mike. It was a rough overnight shift for police in the district. Three men were killed in separate shootings and that does not count the victims who survived other shootings. Surae chinn is live. Reporter police are investigating what has turned out to be a deadly, bloody overnight
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Marc train now stopped that hit a csx dump truck. Police tell us the dump truck was on the rail switching over to the road in that intersection and thats when it was hit. The driver of the dump truck was injured but not hospitalized. There are 620 passengers on the train. Only one of them had minor injuries, but that person also declined to be hospitalized. The ntsb is now investigating as well as fires and again passengers should be arriving shortly. Were told that there are some mechanical issues on the train, which is why they cannot move that as well as the ntsb investigation that is now currently pending. Now we are told that people should be here shortly and eventually they would like to clear up the railroad and get it back open so that people can get home sometime relatively soon. Thats the very latest here from the kensington station. Thanks. Well, two months after that horrifying quadruple murder in a d. C. Mansion and the lead investigator told a judge today he thinks some o