I am here at my colleague was senator van hollen to make unanimous consent request to reopen the government. I know the distinguished majority leader is here. We are on day 25 of the tragic and outrageous needless and dangerous partial shutdown. The senator and i have met with government workers and referred their accounts they cannot pay their bills. They are going without payments. I heard yesterday from a federal worker that they cannot pay their childrens extra activities at school for dance lessons or the relatives deal with their problems and are postponing needed healthss treatment issues. I read last week on the floor ,f this body a letter from Kristin Jones that our air Traffic Controllers who explain they cannot take care of their family needs. 800,000 people are working without pay. Small businesses are shuttering their operations dependent upon government workers for their business from cleaners to restaurants finding they dont have the business they use to have. The chairm
Outrageous, needless and dangerous partial shutdown. Senator van hollen and i met with government workers and weve heard their account here they cant pay their bills. Mortgages are going without payment. I heard yesterday on the federal worker that they cant pay their childrens extra activities in school for dance lessons they cant help their relatives deal with their problems, that they are postponing needed Health Treatment issues. I read last week on the floor of his body a letter from Kristin Jones and brad starkey, air Traffic Controllers who explain how they cant take care of their family needs. 800,000 people are furloughed without pay or working without pay. 30 are veterans. Small businesses are shuttering the operation because they depend upon government workers for their business. From cleaners to restaurants are finding they dont have the business they used to have. Kevin hassetttt and chairman of the whitest council on economic advisers indicates the Economic Impact is 1. 2
former d.c. mayor vincent gray v joins us life in the fox5 studio to address the studly string of violence that s playing the district. the news at 10 starts right now. we begin with a fox5 exclusive, a high school principal in p maryland is on administrative leave tonight after one of his teachers was arrested for sexually abusing a student at school. i m tony perkins and i m shawn yancy. the alleged incident happened at forestville high school. police arrested the teacher vincent mack duffy nearly two weeks ago. tonight one of his former students spoke exclusively to fox5. sarah simmons is life with moreo on this story. reporter: tony and shawn we spoke with former students and a teacher by phone tonight who say they heard or either nick duffy exhibit inappropriate behaviorie towards female students. he would go up and hug them and have them that were more a peer to a peer than a teacher to a peer type conversation.sati the 45 year old from upper f marlboro was arrested re
this happened just after 8:00 tonight. new castle county paramedics are telling us they had to use jaws of life to free one person from their car. she was taken to the hospital in stable condition. another person was rushed to the hospital in serious but stable condition. two others were taken with non-life threatening injuries. no word when the toll plaza will reopen. our other big story historic vote in pennsylvania. medical marijuana is one step closer to legalization across the state. thanks to vote in the state house tonight. good evening, i m lucy noland. i m iain page. let s get over to chris o connell with a final steps ahead tonight. chris? reporter: legal medical marijuana in the state of spence now closer than ever to reality with 149 to 43 vote house lawmakers paved the way for pennsylvania to be the 24th state to approve legal pot. after years of fierce debate senate bill three fails the medical approval process and puts both children and adults in
with 149 to 43 vote house lawmakers paved the way for pennsylvania to be the 24th state to approve legal pot. after years of fierce debate senate bill three fails the medical approval process and puts both children and adults in substantial risk. reporter: tearful testimony from patients house lawmakers approve medical marijuana in pennsylvania. these are real people that we can help right now. we have a duty. we re legislating medicine when in fact it s not recognized as medicine because under federal law it s illegal. reporter: 154 page senate bill three allows doctors to prescribe medical marijuana through a statewide patient and dr. registry but it only includes cannabis oils, pills and ointments. smoking marijuana would still be illegal. this is not an opioid. this is a relief to great families who are suffering right in front of us in this chamber. reporter: the bill would cover patients with 16 different conditions. among them cancer, ptsd epilep epilep