Indicating its a weather alert day. Well have updates as the storms approach. We can see them on storm team 4 radar. Areas in yellow and orange, those are the strongest storms and theyre now roaring across Montgomery County just coming out of loudon into Fairfax County and further south, northern Prince William county and down toward stafford and spotsylvania as well. Theyre advancing to the south and east getting closer to the metro area here in about another half hour or so. Just about to hit gaithersburg and across the Potomac River it looks like to the north and west of ashton and that area and further south across route 50 to northern Prince William county. This is coming into Fairfax County and Montgomery County shortly. These towns will be affected. Gaithersburg, rockville, fairfax city, washington itself by 5 00. Should be right downtown based on the speed of these storms as they move on through. Brief downpours. A lot of lightning with these as well. Maybe s up to around 50 to
The white house this afternoon says a u. S. Counterterrorism operation accidentally killed this american held by alqaida for the past four years. American doctor Warren Weinstein who lived in rockville before going to work in pakistan as a contractor was abducted by operatives in 2011. He and an italian hostage were killed in a january drone strike along the border of afghanistan and pakistan. The local doctors wife says she and her children are devastated. The president spoke moments ago saying he profoundly regrets what happened. President obama as a husband and a father, i cannot begin to understand the anguish that theyre going through today. There are no words that can ever equal their loss and know there is nothing i can ever say or do to ease their heartache. Today, i simply want to say this. As president and as commanderinchief, i take full responsibility for all our Counterterrorism Operations including the one that inadvertently took the lives of warren and giovanni. John whi
The light and target talks about consumers, higher taxes, unemployment, really looking to the gradual economy as one of the reasons theyre not meeting their profits. Adam following breaking news in the Senate Voting to adopt the socalled nuclear option, changing the rules when it comes to filibuster. Rich edson in washington with how this could have implications on the confirmation of janet yellen to become the next head of the fed. Of the senate had voted this morning on Janet Yellens nomination the chair of the Federal Reserve she would have likely needed 60 votes. Now she only needs 51 and that is the case for any of the president s executive nominees for federal judges. Harry reid has just exercise the nuclear option, changing the rules of the u. S. Senate. Democrats say republicans of blocked president obamas judicial nominees longer and more frequently than any Senate Minority in history. The American People, democrats, republicans, independentss are fed up with this gridlock, th
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