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That just popped up. Braddock road west of 123, remember that is near george mason. We have a crash reported there just a short time ago. And taking a look here at the beltway, the beltway is looking good. Southbound Georgia Avenue at eastern avenue, we have the debris still report in the center of the roadway. Well have travel times in ten minutes. Thank you, melissa. 6 01 and today d. C. s quest for statehood could hit a big road block in congress. The house will vote on a bill to take away the districts ability to spend local tax dollars without congressional approval. Erika gonzalez is live at Freedom Plaza with strong words coming from the white house with todays vote. Erika . Reporter Senior Advisers say this is fundament to a wellfunctioning democracy and would recommend the president veto the republican bill. So this is part of a Statement Released yesterday. The administration is disappointed that the congress has failed to provide elected the most basic authority to spend loc
This morning a near republican revolt over the next debate. Both donald trump and dr ben carson threatening not to show up if host cnbc tries to change the format the two leading gop candidates writing in a joint letter to cnbc they do not, and will not, agree to appear at a debate that is more than 120 minutes long including commercials brbrks. Also demanding the debate include opening and closing statements from all ththcandidates. Sottrump on fox i think i is unfair to the viewers because its too much, its too much to watch and they are doing it because they want to make more money. But this morning, trump tweeting, cnbc has just agreed the debate will be two hours. Earlier Carly Fiorina telling trump and carson to stop whining. Sotfiorina tonight our intv i think we need to spend as much time as possible answering the american peoples questions so im all for three hours. Imsorry that they apparently dont have the endurance in a statement to abc news cnbc saying we will certainly ta
The schools will be closed after lead was found in the water in a water fountain at the high school. 7. 1. He is two years old. He doesnt eat paint. I would love to know where the lead is coming from. Reporter sara is at Mondays Council meeting. Her twoyearold son has tested positive for lead. They said you cant blame it. They found out about the problem four days ago and the city manager has known the epa is investigating since last summer. I was looking it up on youtube and the tests came back positive. They were concerned for their young children. I think it is ridiculous if they knew about the lead being in the water they should have at least told everybody instead of not telling us or wait until last minute. Reporter so far the water plant have no lead coming out of the water. Thats the good news. But bottled water being shipped to the high school, a packed city council and residents demanding to know why they werent told is bad. The biggest thing is they needed to let the people
They are calling it the ride for the constitution. And it starts with the whole series of complaints about the struggles of truck drivers, but then organizers veer into wild rants about what they call treasonnist government officials. It focuses on the president. I dont think president obama obeys the constitution. I think he passes him as he sees fit, you know, it reminds me of a dictatorship. Protest seems to have hit a raw vein of anger. It is unclear why he blames the president for his troubles. Slip over in their grade if they knew what was going on these days. Its them, the government, not we the people anymore. 346. Some independent truckers complain they cannot make it anymore. The woman leading the ride for the constitution website is now disavowing a georgia trucker who promised three lanes of trucks barricading the beltway and the arrest of members of congress for allegedly disregarding the constitution. If they feel like they are going to get results out of it, more power t