infections and deaths around the country. our question what do you think about the three chilean dollar coronavirus aid package $3 trillion aid package? (202-748-8000), democrats (202-748-8001), , andendents (202-748-8002) you can always text your opinion at (202-748-8003). we are also reading your comments on social media. the house on friday past a $3 trillion aid package and it was summarized in today s till newspaper. approved a $3s trillion relief package to alleviate the economic fallout of the deadly coronavirus pandemic. seeking to add pressure on senate republicans to act on a new round of emergency aid. the foot was largely on party lines with a mix of progressive and centrist democrats working away from opposition and a still republican of new york defecting from the gop to vote yes. speaker pelosi characterized the legislation, crafted by democrats without consulting republicans, as the opening salvo in talks with the senate and white house. we are putting th
ok. started.ng to get we re waiting on the last panelist, david coleman. we can mock him when he sweeps his cape.his t i am frederick hess. come in court has been adopted by 45 states common core has been adopted by 45 states and the district of columbia. the notion that these reading standards have the opportunity to improve. there has been in the last 12 to 18 months it rising chorus of skepticism, concerns about how these standards will impact instruction. whether the standards are good or bad. the reason is my own personal bias. i think most efforts to alter standards or instruction or assessment turned as much on how they are done as on any grand design sketched on the front end. i could be wrong on that. but that is the bias that i m coming from. we want to talk about with joanne weiss, who is in the middle of so many reform conversations, david coleman, from the college board is what are some of the challenges ahead as states seek to make these things deliver on th
case against olympia oscar pistorius. the lead investigator in the case is facing legal troubles. the white house releasing the first lady s official portraits for the president s second term, different from reversed and 2009. good morning washington at 5:00 a.m. begins now. live and in hd, this is good morning washington, on your side. good morning, washington. time to wake up and get the day started. thursday, february 21. i am cynne simpson. i am scott thuman. led data meteorologist jacqui jeras to talk about what we are in store for. : is what we are in store for cold is what we are in store for. we have clouds lingering right now. it will not last long. the skies will be generally clear with a lot of sunshine. the temperature is almost irrelevant, but we are in the low to mid-20s across the region. 26 at reagan national. wind chills factory at 18. that s dropping into the single digits. another day of school ahead. 28 degrees for pick up time with partly
and for good reason. we will tell you why. good morning washington at 5:00 begins now. live and in hd, this is good morning washington, on your side. good morning, washington. it s friday, february 15. i am scott thuman. i am cynne simpson. . good morning to you. let s get to meteorologist jacqui jeras. we have some whether you need to know about especially if you have a late dinner plans to night. a wintry mix is headed this way. that includes snow. starting with 37 degrees in d.c. this morning 33 in dallas, 30 in gaithersburg. it is a dry start with fair skies. an upper level system and a coastal system will come together this weekend to bring a chance of snow, but nothing major. the bus stop forecast for today, looking at a temperature of 40 degrees with sunshine. so clouded by recess. 55 degrees by dropped off. the rena by about 4:00 this afternoon rain by 4:00. let s check on traffic. it s dry. no problems to tell you about on the beltway in maryland or vir