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SANTA MONICA On Monday, December 14, the Santa Monica City Council announced that Former Mayor Bob Holbrook died on Friday, December 11 after battling a long illness. Holbrook was a native-born Santa Monican who served on the City Council for 24 years from 1990-2014.
Mayor Holbrook was involved in building Tongva Park in the Civic Center and a memorial at Woodlawn Cemetery to honor local veterans. Before joining the Santa Monica City Council, Holbrook served on the Board of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District for seven years.
“As a lifelong Santa Monica who attended local schools, he remained a passionate advocate for education,” the city of Santa Monica said in a statement. In 2018, City Council contributed funding for a scholarship in honor of Holbrook to support the education of Santa Monicans pursuing careers in public service.
rain stretching right now along the beltway in maryland, montgomery county down through prince george s county and stretching into southern maryland. that light showers is pushing northward especially through montgomery county. sprinkles in northern virginia around loudoun county and along interstate 81 corridor. mostly cloudy today with occasional showers and a few rumbles of thunder. it will be humid with high temperatures around 80 degrees. tomorrow, a good amount of sunshine, 81, less humid. that s all the way through the weekend, less humid. there s a crash on route 1 in woodbrige at joplin road, minor collision. nothing on 95 to worry about. not too wet. look at the rain coming down in montgomery county, the beltway at georgia avenue. outer loop are the headlights. interstate travel and more from newschopper 7 and a little while. now to news. virginians head to the polls today to choose candidates for several races. many eyes will be on the race to succeed retirin
neighboring jurisdiction. reporter: los angeles county sheriff s officials say he was driving alone saturday when he hit a car while waiting for a passing train. he got out of the vehicle made contact, got back in his vehicle, struck that vehicle a second time. reporter: the occupant followed him, called police, later he was found unconscious and injured in his vehicle. the president has not spoke within the sec. reporter: jay carney says the white house chief of staff spoke with bryson monday. we are suberously concerned about the obviously concerned about the incident and secretary bryson s health related issue that is play add role in this incident. reporter: in a statement the commerce department said quote he suffered a seizure, was taken to hospital for examination, and remained overnight for observation. he was released and returned to washington. investigation is ongoing, secretary bryson has no public events scheduled today. they can have very differe
up again later tonight as the cold front moves through rain will come through in two phases later today. regan national, 42 degrees humidity 29%, quick look at your forecast lots of clouds, showers potentially a thunderstorm around here as well highs upper 40s and low 50s. more details on the forecast, want to remind you of the fox 5 weather ap, get the latest information including showers we got moving through the area at the moment fox 5 weather ap back to you upstairs. thanks. we want to update you on serious breaking news we brought last hour on a school bus accident in white oak montgomery county school officials say none of the students onboard was hurt another bus would pick them up and take them to school where they will be evaluated for injuries. we are told a car crashed into the bus and the driver of the car was taken to hospital the cause of the accident is under investigation. new this morning a traffic alert in prince georges county to pass along there i
were tied for first. reporter: santorum is going to focus on south carolina. he said he ll still be in the top tier tuesday. we have been to new hampshire more than any other candidate except huntsman. reporter: he pinned his hopes on new hampshire. perry said he ll fight on. michele bachman sixth in the caucuses quit the race. last night, the people of iowa spoke with a very clear voice. so, i have decided to stand aside. reporter: everyone else is in, gunning for mitt romney. here in new hampshire, romney is polling at 41%. none of his rivals have half that. from manchester new hampshire, i m steve handelsman, news 4. jim, doreen, back to you. president obama meanwhile is out pushing his message to the middle class. he visited a democratic district near cleveland, ohio today. he is using his power to promote a director of the financial protection bureau. without a director in place, the consumer watchdog agency we set up doesn t have all the tools it needs to