Moving around. Most of them are heading this direction right over here. We have the Dupont Circle metro and a lot of people are eager to get home and get to a warm place. Also a lot of businesses around here not too many people shopping. We found a food truck at Franklin Square pa along a stretch where theres usually a smorgasbord of them. Lined up from here all the way to that corner. So probably 20 of them. The one truck here today picked up what little business there was to be had on this cold windy street. As for his competitors theyre not making money. Even some of them that are out and about arent bringing in the bucks. Zero bucks on the street. Thats for sure. At metro center we found a few more vendors but not a lot of customers. The people say in the inside. Its affecting civilians a lot. The cold has people scurrying to get indoors. The coziest spot for a lot of folks, home. We checked out restaurants and bars. Heard the same story. Business is way down lots of empty tables a
They had to take breaks. Medics say those working or even passing through in these conditions have to be careful with the exposed skin. Warning frostbite could set in in just a half hour. But they also warn of dehydration, something we normally dont think of until the hotter months. Its very easy to become dehydrated even in the wintertime. Were all bundled up trying to stay warm but at the same time while youre doing that you can also sweat. We do encourage people to make sure they stay hydrated as much in the wintertime as they are in the summertime. Reporter i was just checking our nbc washington facebook page. Right now some of you weighing in with some of your tips to keep warm ahead of this cold weekend. And coming up ahead at 6 00 well walk you through what those firefighters are doing when it comes to their equipment and their own safety tips you may be able to learn something from. Thats ahead in our next hour. Live in arlington, david culvert, news4. David, thanks. Just in a
Executive amnesty. In a showdown house vote 51 republicans said no to their speaker and the threeweek plan failed worrying gop moderates. The biggest danger is if somehow dhs closes and we have some sort of terrorist incident and then people blame the republican party. Reporter democrats are already calling republicans reckless. You dont like an executive order, oppose it. Do not undermine the safety of the american people. Reporter but a dhs disruption now looks inevitable. Speaker boehner told house members to stay in town. Senators are still around. But what they can or will do before or after midnight remains unclear. Im Steve Handelsman news4. Meet the press Moderator Chuck Todd zwroins s joins us to explain. What does this mean . Its not midnight let yet. I think the house leaders have said prepare for more votes tonight. They dont have a plan c, though. Plan a was to try to jam the president , that didnt work and jam the senate. Plan b was the threeweek extension, which i unld w
Came abruptly and has all the signs that she was pushed out. She was named head of the 911 center by mayor vincent gray. She moved to unified communications. A number of recent events including the dispatching of units to a fire inside a metro station raised questions about the unified communications. Asked about the resignation meir bowser used the phrase they are moving in a different direction. Mayor bowser, we are moving in a different direction. We have had months to evaluate the safety cluster. We decided to move in a different direction. Sam this comes as the new fire chief took over yesterday. A number of these high profile issues have involved the fire the harmon and the office of unified communications. An acting director has taken over and place of director green. Jummy responding to rising tensions between Police Officers in the community. Mary shea wants to change what it means to assault a Police Officer. She is introducing a Police Reform bill. When it could mean for the
Investigated. The nations top Law Enforcement officer made the rounds in baltimore today. The visit from newlyminted attorney general Loretta Lynch is as the city tries to come back together. We want to reclaim and rebuild the city and make it the great city that its always been. It has been inspiring for me. She met with the Police Commissioner and several officers. Im looking at probably the hardest working Police Officers today. I know there are difficulties. I know we have struggles. We are here to help you. Have here she is shaking hands with a Baltimore Police officer who tells her he was injured last week. A brick was thrown into his police car during the unrels. Then it was on to city hall. I want to thank you for being here. The six officers involved in freddie grays deaths arrest has helped the healing begin. This is anything other than a slamdunk. Being able to show that the conduct was reckless as opposed to negligent is going to be a tall order. The Justice Department Civi